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picnut
Joined: 16 Apr 2002
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 28 Jan 2003 1:00 Help to teach a 12 year old about electronics |
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Hi.
A friend of mine has a son about 12 years old. He has built a few kits successfuly (from Maplin) but none of them really tells him how they work.
What he is looking for is a book (or construction kit) which would be suitable for building his own small projects, probably on plug-in breadboard which can explain how they work.
I've suggested him getting back-issues of EPE for the Teach-In 2000 series, however, any suggestions you have would be most welcome.
Thanks.
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flatulent
Joined: 19 Jul 2002
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| 28 Jan 2003 1:29 best single book |
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The best beginners book would be any Amateur Radio Handbook. Either from the US ARRL or from the UK RSGB. That is how I got my start as a school child and it ended up with me making my living in electronics.
In conjuction with this, Radio Shack at least in the past had project kits where there is a board with spring connections between parts that are wired together in different ways for each project. I do not know if these are still available.
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Element_115
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| 28 Jan 2003 1:33 |
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Try RadioShack it has some fun electronic kits. This would probably be the best for someone who has not taken college physics and calculus.
go here:
www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F009%5F001%5F022%5F000&Page=1
Cheers
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picnut
Joined: 16 Apr 2002
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| 01 Feb 2003 19:00 |
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| Thanks for the info. I'll pass it onto my friend.
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TheHungry
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| 03 Feb 2003 2:50 Great Book |
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| http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521370957/103-6100138-8185459
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EcraZ
Joined: 17 May 2001
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| 03 Feb 2003 7:58 |
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| Book by Marwin Tepper is good to start
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GrandAlf
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| 03 Feb 2003 18:31 |
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| If you want to play at it on the computer. I would recommend Crocodile Physics as a cheap fun eda tool. It is used a lot in schools in the UK. Nice animated components, Leds etc explode when too much current applied, Cool!.
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