25 Jul 07
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Originally posted by EinsteinMindI've just read your profile. So my advice is for you is not to neglect the theoretical part of knowledge. Study the Feynman Lectures on Physics and some book on Calculus too. That will help you a lot in the future you want for yourself.
and I need to get a certain fundamental piece for this hobby.
I know it will sound rather old school, and that's because I just got into this hobby not too long ago...
I need to know where I can find a breadbox circuit board, sometimes known as an experimenter socket...
As for what you ask for I can't help you. I don't know the english word for it.
25 Jul 07
Originally posted by EinsteinMindGeek 😛
and I need to get a certain fundamental piece for this hobby.
I know it will sound rather old school, and that's because I just got into this hobby not too long ago...
I need to know where I can find a breadbox circuit board, sometimes known as an experimenter socket...
25 Jul 07
Originally posted by EinsteinMindFry's has that kind of thing, IIRC.
and I need to get a certain fundamental piece for this hobby.
I know it will sound rather old school, and that's because I just got into this hobby not too long ago...
I need to know where I can find a breadbox circuit board, sometimes known as an experimenter socket...
25 Jul 07
Originally posted by adam warlockreally? that sounds interesting.
I've just read your profile. So my advice is for you is not to neglect the theoretical part of knowledge. Study the Feynman Lectures on Physics and some book on Calculus too. That will help you a lot in the future you want for yourself.
As for what you ask for I can't help you. I don't know the english word for it.
25 Jul 07
Originally posted by EinsteinMindYes. Don't don like me and wait till your to college to know that stuff. If you can put yourself through some real knowledge than do it. Of course you will also need to know how to use your hands but train your brain too. And after you read the FLoP you can go to read some more concrete books.
really? that sounds interesting.
25 Jul 07
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Originally posted by EinsteinMindRadio Shack sells them. Sounds like you should also have a good multi-meter, if you don't already have one. I used to be into amatuer electronics and build circuits, etc. Some of the kids Electronic Experiment kits are good, and Radio Shack used to sell an excellent book, Getting Started In Electronics, if they still do, buy it.
and I need to get a certain fundamental piece for this hobby.
I know it will sound rather old school, and that's because I just got into this hobby not too long ago...
I need to know where I can find a breadbox circuit board, sometimes known as an experimenter socket...
25 Jul 07
Originally posted by adam warlockis Hawking's On The Shoulders of Giants concrete enough?
Yes. Don't don like me and wait till your to college to know that stuff. If you can put yourself through some real knowledge than do it. Of course you will also need to know how to use your hands but train your brain too. And after you read the FLoP you can go to read some more concrete books.
25 Jul 07
Originally posted by EinsteinMindI thought what you are talking about was called a "breadboard". I have never heard it called a bread box circuit board before.
and I need to get a certain fundamental piece for this hobby.
I know it will sound rather old school, and that's because I just got into this hobby not too long ago...
I need to know where I can find a breadbox circuit board, sometimes known as an experimenter socket...
No big deal, but it might make a difference when discussing it with people in the electronics community.
25 Jul 07
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Originally posted by EinsteinMindI don't know the book but I don't think it is. It seems like pop-science to me. It may be an ok book for information but certainly it won't be an ok book for your formation. But bear in mind that I don't know that book.
is Hawking's On The Shoulders of Giants concrete enough?
When I said concrete books I meant books on a specific field. Like after reading the FLoP you could read a book on Classical Mechanics , a book on Electromagnetism, a book on Statistical Physics, a book on classical mechanics but this time one that uses the lagrangian and hamiltonian formalism. And then a book on Quantum Mechanics and another one on Condensed Matter Physics. That would be roughly a good order for you to get in touch with physics.
And don't forget the one on Calculus too.