Getting Started With Raspberry Pi

Description

A technology book for kids! Do you want to learn how computers work? This book introduces you to the world of computing with the Raspberry Pi - the small, inexpensive, and super-cool microcomputer that teaches real tech skills. Use the Pi to create things while learning all about computers, from the inside out! *Start it up get your Raspberry Pi set up, configured, and ready for action *Create music start the party using Sonic Pi to record your own songs *Game on combine Python and Minecraft and start programming your own video game world.

Author description

Richard Wentk is a developer with more than 15 years of experience and is one of the UK's most reliable technology writers. He is also the author of Raspberry Pi For Kids For Dummies and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Raspberry Pi.

Table of contents

Introduction: About raspberry pi 1 About This Book 1 About You 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Project 1: Pick Up Pi Parts 4 Understanding the Pi System 4 Picking a Pi Model 5 Understanding Must-Have Extras 6 Picking Nice-to-Have Extras 14 Collecting Parts the Lazy Way: Starter Kits 19 Project 2: Power on Your @Pi 21 Finding and Recognizing Parts 21 Setting Up Your Pi System 22 Setting up Desks and Chairs 22 Making the Connections 23 Getting Ready to Turn on the Pi 26 Lights! Camera! Action! 27 Setting Up the Pi 27 Booting into Raspbian 31 Looking at the Desktop 32 Project 3: Start Scratch from Scratch 37 Understanding Scratch 37 Connecting Blocks and Making Scripts 39 Finding and Starting Scratch 39 Looking Around Scratch 40 Understanding the Stage 42 Moving a Sprite with Go To 43 Making a Simple Script 46 Controlling a Script 49 Making a Simple Bounce Script 53 Introducing Variables 54 Project 4: Meet Sonic Pi 62 Getting Started with Sonic Pi 63 Setting Up Sound on the Pi 64 Playing Tunes with Sonic Pi 66 Taking a Guided Tour 69 Understanding Notes 74 Making Different Sounds 76 Making More Complicated Music 79 Project 5: Pick Up Python 83 Meet Python 84 Remember Information 90 Use the Shell and the Editor 95 Learning More Python 101 Project 6: Master Minecraft with Python 106 Getting Started with Minecraft 106 Exploring the World 107 Understanding APIS 110 Using the Minecraft API 113 Project 7: More Things to See and Do 119 Scratch 119 Sonic Pi 120 Python Projects 121 Minecraft and Python 122