Tutorials

A) Understanding General Electronics
Websites:
-Voltage Flow (the basic information about what is voltage flow, and how it works): http://amasci.com/miscon/voltage.html 

This tutorial is passage on the basics of voltage and its relation to magnetic fields. Any attraction between positively and negatively charges means that a voltage exists there.  Basically, voltage is used to measure electric fields over distance. Strong electric fields over a short distance result in strong voltage and the opposite. Volts per centimeter is a common measurement.

Videos:
-Current flow (the basic introduction of electricity with current flow), which includes what it is and why it happens: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGpI0GitlQ4
This video explains the conditions needed for current flow which are a "pushing force" and a conducting path. In copper wire for example the conducting path is very easy to travel for current because the valence electrons of are held very loosely. Since the valence electrons are heldd very loosely to the nucleus when a "push" or a voltage source is present it provides an easy current path.

-The relationship between voltage flow, current flow and resistance. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Vq-xHqUo8
 This video tutorial further explains voltage flow and the requirements for a successful, healthy circuit. It delves deeper into the necessity for resistance as well as the affects of voltage on the current of a circuit.

B) Breadboarding(What it is, how it works?)
Videos:
- The video introduction of breadboard for what is breadboard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywc5K0lwpJI
Breadboards are essentially just grids of plugholes spaces .1 inches apart from eachother into which you can plug different types of LEDS, wires, etc. This allows the creation of many different types of circuits the user can design themselves using combinations of wires, resistors, and capacitors.  More importantly it allows for the powering of small microcontrollers like the Arduino.

- The video about how to use breadboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WReFkfrUIk
Breadboards are a relatively simple tool to use when creating circuits.  The circuits can be made simply by plugging the ends of wires or the leads of an LED into the holes of the Breadboard that are held in by metal clips that foster a complete circuit given the user wires it correctly with the right resistors. The rows and columns labeled A-J in the center are used for the circuitry and the rails on the sides are generally used to supply the power to the circuit.

- The video example of the Basic circuit breadboard of Arduino Uno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7DY2UbHvM
Creating a basic circuit with an Arduino is very simple with a Breadboard. It requires only a power source and some type of objective to the circuiting to give the Arduino a purpose. One example would be connecting the arduino to the breadboard with the resistor in the designated plug and proper voltage to make it work correctly.

C) Arduino (microprocessor), how it works?
Websites:
-A built-in example with all basic information for Arduino:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BuiltInExamples
This web page shows some simple code examples about the basic function of Arduino so that we can according to the simple function to build-up our own code.

-An introduction of an Arduino and why an Arduino is needed:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction
This web page explains what Arduino is, and how Arduino works when we write down our code. It also told us what kind of situation we can use Arduino to build up code and why we need Arduino to do it.

Videos:
-A basic overview of an Arduino Uno micro-controller :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dXC9XrZT1Q
This video describes what we need to do when we want to use Arduino Uno for the micro-controller with the bottoms or LED lights. It also told that when we type the code on the Arduino, how the Uno connect with the breadboard and how it works.

-How to get started with an Arduino:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCxzA9_kg6s

This video shows that the introduction of Arduino, and what we need to remember and do when we begin with Arduino.

-Arduino Tutorial #10: Arduino to Arduino I2C
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jndb2vpAWwU
This video is a tutorial about the concept of two Arduinos communication with each other. In this video an Arduino Uno and an Arduino Leandro are used for the demonstration. It explains the code that is need for the "master" Arduino to transmit signals to the "slave" Arduino in order to continue the function. It also explains how to do it visa versa meaning the slave will tell the master what to do.

D) Soldering Techniques
Videos:
-A video on a closer look of solderless breadboards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3709283199&feature=iv&src_vid=Iy7DY2UbHvM&v=RsJHqeHkIH8
This video just takes you a closer look into the built of a breadboard. It discusses the components that allow the wires, LEDs, capacitors, resistors, and others to work together. It is just more of an understanding of the basics.

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