Course Texts

Physical Computing Books

Ask your TA for recommendations on which of these to purchase. FYI the Safari Online books are subject to availability and may disappear at any time.

Core:

1. Mims, F. (2000). Getting Started in Electronics (3rd ed.). Niles, Ill: Master Publishing.

   http://troy.lib.sfu.ca/record=b5253037

2. O'Sullivan, D. (2004). Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical world with Computers. Boston: Thomson.

   http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/159200346X

Optional:

1. Amdahl, K. (2006). There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings. Broomfield, CO: Clearwater Publishing.

   http://troy.lib.sfu.ca/record=b6690874

2. Banzi, M. (2008). Getting Started with Arduino. Sebastopol, Calif: Make:Books.

   http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/9780596155704

3. Igoe, T. (2007). Making Things Talk: Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects (1st ed.). Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly.

   http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/9780596510510

4. Noble, J. J. (2009). Programming Interactivity: A Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and OpenFrameworks: Design, Create, Develop, Interact. Farnham: O'Reilly.

   http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/9780596800598?uicode=simonfraser

5. Platt, C. (2009). Make: Electronics Learning by Discovery (1st ed.). Sebastopol, Calif: O'Reilly Media.

   http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/9781449377267

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