Micro:Bit Basics: A first guide for hobbyists, students and teachers of the BBC’s 'microbit' programmable computer - Softcover

Loton, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1537331019 ISBN 13: 9781537331010

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

The BBC micro:bit is a micro-controller / microcomputer aimed at getting a new generation of kids into coding and computing.

This basic book is aimed at getting teachers, students and hobbyists up-and-running with the micro:bit and its associated web site(s), and with the help of this book you will:

* Find out what the BBC micro:bit is, how it originated, and how to connect it up to a personal computer or Android smartphone / tablet.

* Discover the micro:bit programming possibilities and end-to-end programming process by coding a simple script using the Microsoft Block Editor, by taking a short journey into JavaScript, and by working through a Python programming primer.

* Learn about conditional logic via the compass case study, and learn about variable values via the step counter case study.

...and more!

CONTENTS

ABOUT THE BOOK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1 – ALL ABOUT THE BBC MICRO:BIT
2 – MAKING THE MICRO:BIT CONNECTION
3 – MICRO:BIT COMPUTER CODING QUICK-START
4 – A SHORT JOURNEY INTO JAVASCRIPT
5 – A PYTHON PRIMER
6 – WORKING WITH THE WEB SITE
7 – COMPASS CASE STUDY FOR CONDITIONAL LOGIC
8 –THE STEP COUNTER CASE STUDY FOR VARIABLE VALUES
9 – PIN PROGRAMMING CASE STUDY
10 – MAKING MUSIC WITH THE MICRO:BIT
THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!

www.microbitbasics.com

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1537331019
• ISBN 13: 9781537331010
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 82