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I'd like to go on and on about it, but I haven't heard the official word yet as
to what I should/could say and not say. The publisher is Addison Wesley
Longman, and I'm really not positive when it will be out (don't know how long
it takes for production after my part is done).
-ben
In lugnet.robotics, Peter Vogel writes:
> 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...
> > 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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