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I have just finished this EXACT book, so I'm sorry, but its a little too late
to collaborate. :) And although the audience is broader than the other books,
i certainly have not left adults out, as there are plenty of advanced concepts
in the book as well.
-Ben Erwin
In lugnet.robotics, Peter Vogel writes:
> So, I've been coaching this FLL team for a while now, and also watching
> my 9 year old daughter's use of Mindstorms and Technic and a book idea
> has been forming in my head. I'm wondering if anyone else is already
> working
> on such a book, in which case I could:
> 1. Offer to collaborate
> - or -
> 2. Back off and wait for it to come out (Lord knows I have enough to
> keep me busy!)
>
> So! What I'm thinking about is a child-directed guide to Technic and
> Mindstorms, similar
> to Dave Baum's book, but assuming less prior knowledge and using either RCX
> code or
> ROBOLAB for all examples, in addition to a text-based language like NQC.
> Target kids in the 8-16 age range. Loosely:
>
> Engineering with Technic:
> Simplifications of The Art of LEGO Design, with more examples and
> exposition, especially
> w.r.t. gears
> More "Cliche's:
> Methods of steering
> Touch Bumpers
> Light sensor mounting
> Common uses for various elements, especially some of the elements in
> the RIS
>
> Programming Concepts
> Loops
> Decisions
> Hysteresis
> Tasks
> Sublimation
>
> Robotic problem solving
> Partitioning the problem
> Simplifying
> Examples, from problem to solution, with encouragement to try for
> oneself before reading
> further, kind of in the same style as "Thinking Mathematically".
>
>
> What do people think? Is anyone working on such a book?
>
> -Peter
> FLL Team #1096: The Unibots Coach
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| Being lazy, I was hoping that would be the case :-) When will it be out? Who's publishing? Thanks! -Peter "Ben Erwin" <ben@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:G1xADI.33s@lugnet.com... (...) late (...) books, (...) concepts (...) RCX (...) in (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.edu)
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