Originally posted by EinsteinMindEbay?
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...
Originally posted by EinsteinMindBreadboard? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadboard
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...
If you like troubleshooting intermittent connections you'll love these! 😕
Get a good soldering iron instead. You'll thank me later....
Originally posted by adam warlockYeah, if you haven't covered these subjects yet, they'll be a huge help as a grounding for further study...
I 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.
When I said concrete books I meant books on a specific field. Like after reading the FLoP you could read a book on Classical Mechani ...[text shortened]... od order for you to get in touch with physics.
And don't forget the one on Calculus too.
Calculus (almost everything you do will involve this especially look into -Integration
-Partial differential equations
-Trigonometry (sounds a bit too basic, but you've got to know it inside out and upside down for everything from wave mechanics to optics)
-Lagrangians
-Converting from cartesian to radial coordinates
Matrices (Quantum mechanics relies on them, not a hard subject once you've "got it", think of it like a magic eye puzzle, you think you see something, then you REALLY see something, especially look into row echelon reduction, it helps a lot in quantum)
Do lots of work and practice into logs and exponentials, use excell or mathematica if you have it to plot lots of different equations, particularly logs, exponentials and radials, with different axes to get a feel for what different power laws, trig functions etc. look like on different types of graph. look into statistics too, and error calculations.
But stop immediately and take a break if you stop enjoying it, move onto another subject or whatever and come back in a while. The most important aspect of learning is enthusiasm, so don't lose it.
Good general books:
Calculus by Anton Bivens Davis (College text, easy enough to follow, lots of examples and interesting tit bits on mathematicians through history)
200 Puzzling Physics Problemsby Peter Gnädig, Gyula Honyek & Ken Riley (Good general book, not a textbook, but gives you a feel for how various questions can be answered in different ways)
University Physics by Young and Freedman (Physics college textbook, brings you straight from the basics to about 2nd or 3rd year level, but you'll need a maths book to develop the ideas further)
Another thing that isn't a bad idea is look into various programming languages like C++ or LaTeX, not essential but handy, and likewise do a bit of reading on binary and hex to get a feel for them.
Well, that was basically my college course, starting early will give you a distinct advantage, you'll spend less time learning the stuff in college and more time enjoying using it.
Originally posted by SuzianneDon't worry, you're not the only one missing the connection here. Why would some guy be pissed because some other guy says he beat yet another other guy...? That's a lot of other but still more understandable than the link Suzianne is missing (and I am as well).
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Oh well, it's all off topic anyway! 😛
Originally posted by adam warlockvery true. and the funny thing is, the most important thing a university has to offer, is how to gain the knowledge you seek by yourself. in the end, it'll be just you and the books, and not even the greatest professor can do the legwork for you.
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.
Originally posted by SuzianneGenius evidently had beaten SB in a game and he put a dig in on her.
I'm missing the connection here.
I busted his chops about how tough he was beating up on SB.
He wasn't sharp enough to see I was dissing him and he retorted back instead of keeping his mouth shut.
That is the 10 cent tour.
Originally posted by agrysonThat's a lot of book work for a beginner.
Yeah, if you haven't covered these subjects yet, they'll be a huge help as a grounding for further study...
Calculus (almost everything you do will involve this especially look into -Integration
-Partial differential equations
-Trigonometry (sounds a bit too basic, but you've got to know it inside out and upside down for everything from wave mechanics to ...[text shortened]... you'll spend less time learning the stuff in college and more time enjoying using it.
Just study OHM'S Law, and know what a capacitor and a resistor do.
Once again, Getting Started In Electronics, by Bob Mimms(?spelling) is an great way to begin.
Originally posted by shortcircuitI see. I thought maybe it was something like this, but maybe the language got in the way of my comprehension.
Genius evidently had beaten SB in a game and he put a dig in on her.
I busted his chops about how tough he was beating up on SB.
He wasn't sharp enough to see I was dissing him and he retorted back instead of keeping his mouth shut.
That is the 10 cent tour.
I thought you were snidely saying that he had to be "truly massive" in order to kick SB's ass because SB was really fat or something. I thought you were dissing SB.
Originally posted by SuzianneNo, quite the contrary, I was defending her.
I see. I thought maybe it was something like this, but maybe the language got in the way of my comprehension.
I thought you were snidely saying that he had to be "truly massive" in order to kick SB's ass because SB was really fat or something. I thought you were dissing SB.
Originally posted by Suziannethis forum and site is full of dissers! It's full of crap lately. So much so that I get tired of coming back to the forum. I'm just about to get my level back up to circa 1350 after dropping when I was ill n got timed out . But in all honesty....... comprehension?.......nobody here really comprehends anybody's ability or character. It's a great site, and I wish luck to you all, but I don't think I , nor my crap ability to play chess, will allow suffer to any....
I see. I thought maybe it was something like this, but maybe the language got in the way of my comprehension.
I thought you were snidely saying that he had to be "truly massive" in order to kick SB's ass because SB was really fat or something. I thought you were dissing SB.
I log off at 12.00 China time...... wud be nice to say tara to my pms...
been a pleasure... 🙂
Mike..........
Originally posted by leisurelyslothI know they sound a good idea, but a soldering iron is the only way to go.
Breadboard? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadboard
If you like troubleshooting intermittent connections you'll love these! 😕
Get a good soldering iron instead. You'll thank me later....
You will thank him later.