Understanding Coding With Raspberry Pi

by Patricia Harris

No, it’s not dessert—it’s a tiny single-board computer for budding computer scientists to experiment with. This versatile product can be paired with simple coding software, such as Python and Ruby, enabling young scientists to create fun and useful computer devices. Readers will learn the history of Raspberry Pi™ and gain a basic understanding of computer programming through clear photographs and manageable text. Sidebars, captions, and a graphic organizer offer readers more chances to deepen their knowledge of this STEM-related topic. With accessories, Raspberry Pi™ can be used to create music players, digital picture frames, robots, and much more.Raspberry Pi is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Use of the Raspberry Pi name in this book does not imply a recommendation or endorsement of this title by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 15, 2016

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Reviews

[farmwifetwo · Rating 2 out of 5]

To make a long story short I need to lean all I can about Pi before July 1.

This book claims to be for children but it is for adults and teaches very little about the Pi and how to use it.

[Xin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a more conceptual book than practical book. It basically teaches children what raspberry pie is. I always want to get my hands on one of them pi’s, so this is fine for me as an introduction. What got me to pick this up is that James Holzhauer, the jeopardy champion, mentioned that children’s books are best way to learn new things. I have to agree with him. Don’t know why adult books have to be so verbose. Barebone info is adequate for most people in most contexts.

[Andrew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fundamental introduction to a Kid's Coding Program which includes Sonic Pi, Scratch, and Python to be utilized in a multitude of ways...Basically the program is a coders' dream. You can do a lot of different things with Rasberry Pi!