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Contents
Electricity
What is Electricity? from Getting Started with Arduino by Massimo Banzi
Fundamentals of Electricity (Detailed, Technical)
Essential Electronics Concepts
Ohm's Law - Everything starts here!
Polarity (+ & -) Series v. Parallel
Analog v. Digital
Pull-up Resistors (essential info for using sensors)
Voltage Divider (THIS IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK)
POWER! (watts & stuff, or "how to not blow up stuff")
Tools and Calculators
Resistor Colour Code & Calculator
Voltage Divider Calculator
Simple Voltage Divider Calculator
Components
A List of Components, Symbols, and Functions: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/symbol.htm
The Electronics Club: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/
Resistors: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/resist.htm
Resistance Calculator:http://www.dannyg.com/examples/res2/resistor.htm
Switches: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/switch.htm
Capacitors: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/capac.htm
Diodes: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/diode.htm
Transistors: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/tran.htm
Relays: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/relay.htm
LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes): http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/led.htm
Variable Resistors and Potentiometers: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/vres.htm
Mail Order Electronics Suppliers
Digikey: http://www.digikey.ca
Sparkfun Electronics: http://www.Sparkfun.com
Robot Shop Canada: http://www.robotshop.ca
Local Suppliers
Lee's Electronics: http://www.leeselectronic.com/ 4522 Mainstreet Vancouver Vancouver, BC V5V 3R5 604-875-1993