Getting Started with Raspberry Pi: Program Your Raspberry Pi!

✍ Scribed by Wentk, Richard

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 131
• Series: For Dummies
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"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!"--Back cover.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
About This Book......Page 7
About You......Page 8
Where to Go from Here......Page 9
Understanding the Pi System......Page 10
Picking a Pi Model......Page 11
Understanding Must-Have Extras......Page 12
Picking Nice-to-Have Extras......Page 20
Collecting Parts the Lazy Way: Starter Kits......Page 25
Finding and Recognizing Parts......Page 27
Setting up Desks and Chairs......Page 28
Making the Connections......Page 29
Getting Ready to Turn on the Pi......Page 32
Setting Up the Pi......Page 33
Booting into Raspbian......Page 37
Looking at the Desktop......Page 38
Understanding Scratch......Page 43
Finding and Starting Scratch......Page 45
Looking Around Scratch......Page 46
Understanding the Stage......Page 48
Moving a Sprite with Go To......Page 49
Making a Simple Script......Page 52
Controlling a Script......Page 55
Making a Simple Bounce Script......Page 59
Introducing Variables......Page 60
Project 4 Meet Sonic Pi......Page 68
Getting Started with Sonic Pi......Page 69
Setting Up Sound on the Pi......Page 70
Playing Tunes with Sonic Pi......Page 72
Taking a Guided Tour......Page 75
Understanding Notes......Page 80
Making Different Sounds......Page 82
Making More Complicated Music......Page 85
Project 5 Pick Up Python......Page 89
Meet Python......Page 90
Remember Information......Page 96
Use the Shell and the Editor......Page 101
Learning More Python......Page 107
Getting Started with Minecraft......Page 112
Exploring the World......Page 113
Understanding APIs......Page 116
Using the Minecraft API......Page 119
Scratch......Page 125
Sonic Pi......Page 126
Python Projects......Page 127
Minecraft and Python......Page 128
EULA......Page 131