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After completing the projects in this book, readers will have a firm basis for building their own projects with the Arduino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten for absolute beginners with no prior knowledge of electronics or programming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilled with detailed full-color illustrations that make concepts and procedures easy to follow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn accessible introduction to microcontrollers and physical computing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep-by-step instructions for projects that teach fundamental skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a variety of Arduino-based projects using digital and analog input and output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMeet the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJody Culkin\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist and teacher. 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Most chapters contain at least one hands-on, fully illustrated, step-by-step project to demonstrate the topic being discussed and requires only common, inexpensive, easily sourced materials and tools. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome projects also provide alternative materials and tools and processes to align with the reader's individual preferences, skills, tools, and materials-at-hand. Linked together via the authors' overarching project -- building a kid-sized tank -- the chapters describe the thinking behind each mechanism and then expands the discussions to similar mechanical concepts in other applications. 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However, it is often taught very theoretically, with an emphasis on abstractions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMake: Trigonometry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e builds on the basics of the authors' earlier book, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.makershed.com\/products\/make-geometry-pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMake: Geometry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and is intended as a bridge from that book to their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.makershed.com\/products\/make-calculus-pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMake: Calculus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"a-section\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3D Printable Models\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section\"\u003eUsing 3D printable models and readily-available physical objects like wire and cardboard tubes, you'll learn to develop intuition about concepts in trigonometry and basic analytic geometry. You'll will imagine the thought process of the people who invented these mathematical concepts, and can try out \"math experiments\" to see for yourself how ingenious ancient navigators and surveyors really were.\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;\" color=\"#0f1111\" face=\"Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe user can read this book and understand the concepts from the photographs of 3D printable models alone. However, since many models are puzzle-like, we encourage the reader to print the models on any consumer-grade filament based 3D printer. The models are available for download in a freely-available open source repository. They were created in the free program OpenSCAD, and can be 3D printed or modified by the student in OpenSCAD to learn a little coding along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"aplus-basic-module-13-text\" data-csa-c-id=\"p169ok-ulqhnk-urjdqk-iq0xh4\" class=\"celwidget aplus-module basic-module-13-text aplus-standard\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none aplus-module aplus-module-13 aplus-module-wrapper apm-fixed-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none aplus-module-section aplus-text-section\"\u003eThe analytic geometry part of the book links equations to many of these intuitive concepts, which we explore through in-depth explanations of manipulative models of conic sections. This book is good for high school students who might be in Algebra II or Pre-Calculus, or equivalent. It shows the geometrical and practical sides of these topics that otherwise can drown in their own algebra.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none aplus-module-section aplus-text-section\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none aplus-module-section aplus-text-section\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none aplus-module-section aplus-text-section\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note about the EPub file...\u003c\/strong\u003eThe Make: Trig epub3 digital download that comes as part of this package (along with a PDF version) works with screen readers that can read math, such as the Thorium epub reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter you have the book open in Thorium, turn on MathJax functionality, which in turn reads MathML. 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When we unlock a car door with the push of a button or stream music to wireless earbuds, that’s radio. It’s a simple yet dynamic technology that has been harnessed by creative experimenters for over a century—and now you can join the adventure!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Fredrik Jansson demystifies the world of radio through a dozen innovative projects, enabling readers to build inexpensive radio circuits such as transmitters and receivers, remote controls, and a working metal detector. 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