Bulldog Makerspace Lab: Resources

A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast.

This book offers new step-by-step experiments to teach you how to add computational power to your projects by using comparators, op-amps, sensors, and more.

Projects and experiments to measure the world with Arduino and Raspberry Pi

The open source electronics prototyping platform

Are you ready to join the new industrial revolution? Cline reveals how to turn your ideas into physical products that you can use or sell!

Foundations -- Bipolar Transistors -- Field-Effect Transistors -- Operational Amplifiers -- Precision Circuits -- Filters -- Oscillators and Timers -- Low-Noise Techniques -- Voltage Regulation and Power Conversion -- Digital Logic -- Programmable Logic Devices -- Logic Interfacing -- Digital Meets Analog -- Computers, Controllers, and Data Links -- Micro controllers.

This start-to-finish introduction to 3-D modeling unlocks the power of Google SketchUp. The text explains how to use SketchUp's tools for everything from furniture to buildings, and how to apply them in real-world situations, like presentations and websites.

A simple iOS application -- The swift language -- Views and the view hierarchy -- Text input and delegation -- View controllers -- Programmatic views -- Localization -- Controlling animations -- UITableView and UITableViewController -- Editing UITableView -- Subclassing UITableViewCell -- Stack views -- UINavigationController -- Camera -- Saving, loading, and application states -- Size classes -- Touch events and UIResponder -- UIGestureRecognizer and UIMenuController -- Web services -- Collection views -- Core data -- Core data relationships.

Learning Android -- The necessary tools -- Your first Android application -- Android and model view controller -- The activity lifecycle -- Debugging Android apps -- Your second activity -- Android SDK versions and compatibility -- UI fragments and the fragment manager -- Creating user interfaces with layouts and widgets -- Displaying lists with recycler view -- Using fragment arguments -- Using ViewPager -- Dialogs -- The toolbar -- SQLite databases -- Implicit intents -- Taking pictures with intents -- Two pane master detail interfaces -- Assets -- Audio playback with SoundPool -- Styles and themes -- XML drawables -- More about intents and tasks -- HTTP and background tasks -- Loopers, handlers, and HandlerThread -- Search -- Background services -- Broadcast intents -- Browsing the Web and WebView -- Custom views and touch events -- Property animation -- Locations and Play services -- Maps -- Material design -- Afterword.