Micro:Bit Basics: A first guide for hobbyists, students and teachers of the BBC’s 'microbit' programmable computer
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Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016
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- Title
- Micro:Bit Basics: A first guide for hobbyists, students and teachers of the BBC’s 'microbit' programmable computer
- Author
- Loton, Tony
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- 41210244
- Signed
- 4/16/2026 3:30:35 PM
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1537331019
- ISBN 13
- 9781537331010
- Edition
- 1776353435.
- Seller catalogs
- 1, 9781537331010, U
The BBC micro:bit is a micro-controller / microcomputer aimed at getting a new generation of kids into coding and computing.
This basic book is aimed at getting teachers, students and hobbyists up-and-running with the micro:bit and its associated web site(s), and with the help of this book you will:
* Find out what the BBC micro:bit is, how it originated, and how to connect it up to a personal computer or Android smartphone / tablet.
* Discover the micro:bit programming possibilities and end-to-end programming process by coding a simple script using the Microsoft Block Editor, by taking a short journey into JavaScript, and by working through a Python programming primer.
* Learn about conditional logic via the compass case study, and learn about variable values via the step counter case study.
...and more!
CONTENTS
ABOUT THE BOOK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1 – ALL ABOUT THE BBC MICRO:BIT
2 – MAKING THE MICRO:BIT CONNECTION
3 – MICRO:BIT COMPUTER CODING QUICK-START
4 – A SHORT JOURNEY INTO JAVASCRIPT
5 – A PYTHON PRIMER
6 – WORKING WITH THE WEB SITE
7 – COMPASS CASE STUDY FOR CONDITIONAL LOGIC
8 –THE STEP COUNTER CASE STUDY FOR VARIABLE VALUES
9 – PIN PROGRAMMING CASE STUDY
10 – MAKING MUSIC WITH THE MICRO:BIT
THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!
www.microbitbasics.com
This basic book is aimed at getting teachers, students and hobbyists up-and-running with the micro:bit and its associated web site(s), and with the help of this book you will:
* Find out what the BBC micro:bit is, how it originated, and how to connect it up to a personal computer or Android smartphone / tablet.
* Discover the micro:bit programming possibilities and end-to-end programming process by coding a simple script using the Microsoft Block Editor, by taking a short journey into JavaScript, and by working through a Python programming primer.
* Learn about conditional logic via the compass case study, and learn about variable values via the step counter case study.
...and more!
CONTENTS
ABOUT THE BOOK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1 – ALL ABOUT THE BBC MICRO:BIT
2 – MAKING THE MICRO:BIT CONNECTION
3 – MICRO:BIT COMPUTER CODING QUICK-START
4 – A SHORT JOURNEY INTO JAVASCRIPT
5 – A PYTHON PRIMER
6 – WORKING WITH THE WEB SITE
7 – COMPASS CASE STUDY FOR CONDITIONAL LOGIC
8 –THE STEP COUNTER CASE STUDY FOR VARIABLE VALUES
9 – PIN PROGRAMMING CASE STUDY
10 – MAKING MUSIC WITH THE MICRO:BIT
THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!
www.microbitbasics.com
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