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Science & Technology - April 2025

Get your creativity flowing with these incredible DIY projects that make learning fun and engaging!

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  • With this easy-to-follow Dummies guide, you can skip learning the complicated coding that runs a site and focus on the parts that attract visitors (and search engines).
    Book, 2024Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2024]
  • Create a portfolio of cool and creative websites--all without having to write your own code. Build a Website with ChatGPT teaches you zero-coding web development utilizing powerful generative AI tools like ChatGPT. If you can open a web browser,…
    Book, 2024Shelter Island, NY : Manning Publications, Inc., [2024]
  • Fully updated with the latest releases, this 8-books-in-1 guide covers every aspect of building a blog or website using WordPress, providing you with all the know-how for making this state-of-the-art go-to platform work for you.
    Book, 2024Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., [2024]
  • Even if you're brand new to using AI, this book will show you around the new tools that can produce, examine, and fix code for you. With AI, you can automate processes like code documentation, debugging, updating, and optimization. The time saved…
    Book, 2024Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2024]
  • The Science of Cleaning

    Use the Power of Chemistry to Clean Smarter, Easier, and Safer--with Solutions for Every Kind of Dirt

    Bressanini, Dario
    This book offers practical, evidence-based advice on picking products and optimizing every aspect of housekeeping the scientific way.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : The Experiment, 2024.
  • In this reboot of the popular 2012 title, readers will find a collection of the most up-to-date and thrilling DIY tech projects around -- straight from the experts at Popular Science magazine.
    Book, 2016San Francisco, CA : Weldon Owen, [2016]
  • Make

    Wearable Electronics

    Hartman, Kate,
    This will be an update to the first book, focusing more on physical computing than on craft, designing and implementing new interfaces that are intended for the human form. This book explains how sensors, microcontrollers, and actuators can be…
    Book, 2025Santa Rosa, California : Make Community, LLC, [2025]
  • You'll be led step by step through the process of building a robot that uses the power of a Linux based computer paired with the simplicity of Arduino.
    Book, 2021California : Apress, [2021]
  • Homemade Robots

    10 Simple Bots to Build With Stuff Around the House

    Sarafan, Randy,
    A beginner-friendly collection of bot projects that can be built with common items found around the house. Begins with introductory chapters on motors, electronics, and soldering techniques before moving on to the projects, which include…
    Book, 2021San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2021]
  • Learn Engineering With LEGO

    a Practical Introduction to Engineering Concepts

    Koch, Grady
    This book is a hands-on tour of how machines work with LEGO -- there's nothing like building a machine with your own to hands to understand how it works. It includes aspects of software engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering.
    eBook, 2023[New York, N.Y.] : Apress, 2023.
  • Mastering LEGO Mindstorms

    Build Better Robots With Python and Word Blocks

    Bratzel, Barbara,
    This book teaches the fundamentals of writing text-based code for designing robots using the Python programming language; shows how to harness gears, linkages, and other mechanisms to create all kinds of motion; and explores sophisticated…
    Book, 2023San Francisco : No Starch Press, Inc., [2023]
  • Make

    AI Robots : Create Amazing Robots With Artificial Intelligence Using Micro:Bit

    Richard, Reade
    With 32 projects designed to guide beginners through increasing challenges, this book introduces young people to AI through exciting craft projects that start with a mechanical cardboard creation, integrates fun electronic lights and motors, adds…
    Book, 2023Santa Rosa, California : Make Community, LLC, 2023.
  • This is a comprehensive and accessible book is for hobbyists who want to learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications without taking a formal course.
    Book, 2022New York : McGraw Hill Education, 2022.
  • Hacking Electronics

    Learning Electronics With Arduino® and Raspberry Pi

    Monk, Simon
    You'll discover how to build an Internet-controlled hacked electric toy, ultrasonic rangefinder, remote-controlled robotic rover, audio amp, slot car brakes and headlights--even a smart card reader!
    Book, 2017New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2017]
  • Getting Started With Arduino

    the Open Source Electronics Prototyping Platform

    Banzi, Massimo
    Arduino is the open source electronics prototyping platform that is the heart of the Maker world. This thorough introduction, updated for the latest Arduino IDE release and the new ARM-based boards, helps you start prototyping right away.
    eBook, 2021Sebastopol : Make Community, 2021.
  • Digital Electronics for Musicians

    Build Intuitive Electronics and Electroacoustic Music Interfaces

    Drymonitis, Alexandros,
    This book is aimed at adventurous musicians who want to learn about music programming with Arduino, sensors, and Pure Data, and how to make new interfaces and instruments with that knowledge.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Apress, [2024]
  • Build your own remote-controlled airplanes quickly, easily, and inexpensively!
    eBook, 2013McGraw-Hill Education TAB, 2013.
  • This book outlines the basics of selecting and operating a drone, shows you how to get licensed, and explains all the regulations you need to know. You'll also learn to read charts and capture high-quality photos and videos. Plus, this guide walks…
    Book, 2024Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2024]
  • The Droner's Manual

    a Guide to the Responsible Operation of Small Uncrewed Aircraft

    Jenkins, Kevin (Aerospace engineer),
    This book compiles the most important and relevant knowledge into a guide for both beginner and experienced operators.
    Book, 2022Newcastle, Washington : Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., [2022]