Beginner help

Projects General Guidance
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Ok so i have $100 for amazon and i want to buy nothing but arduino products.

I want use arduinjo as a leaning tool for programing sinc ei just started my first year as a computer science major at kent state.

so i plan on using erector sets as the body and stuff and the arduino to control.

so this is what i plan on getting on amazon lmk if you would do anything different thanks

SunFounder Mega 2560 R3 Project Starter Kit For Arduino UNO R3 Mega2560 Mega328 Nano

Package included
1x SunFounder Mega 2560 R3
65x Jumper Wire
1x USB Cable
1x Breadboard
1x Hookup Wire Set
1x Project Box
8x Resistor - 220R
4x Resistor - 1 kR
4x Resistor - 10 kR
4x Resistor - 100 kR
1x Resistor - 1 MR
1x Resistor - 5.1 MR
2x NPN Transistor
1x FET Power Transistor
2x Diode (Rectifier)
1x Diode (Zener)
1x Motion Sensor (Tilt Switch)
1x Light Sensor (Photocell)
1x Temperature Sensor
2x Button
1x Rotary Knob (Potentiometer)
1x Servo Motor
1x RGB LED
2x green LED
2x red LED
2x yellow LED
1x Piezo Buzzer/Speaker
1x Relay

Sunfounder Project Super Starter Kit for Arduino UNO R3 Mega2560 Mega328 Nano

Package included
1x Project Box
40x Pin Header
1x Timer 555
1x Optocoupler 4N35
2x Shift Register 74HC595N
1x H-Bridge L293D
1x Accelerometer ADXL335
1x Rotary Encoder
5x Push-Button small
8x Resistor - 220R
4x Resistor - 1 kR
4x Resistor - 10 kR
4x Resistor - 100 kR
1x Resistor - 1 MR
1x Resistor - 5.1 MR
1x Switch
1x Trim Pot 100k
1x LCD Character Display 16x2
1x Dot Matrix Display 8x8
2x 7-Segment Character Display
1x DC Motor
16x LED red
2x LED white
2x LED green
2x LED yellow
2x Transistor NPN
2x Transistor PNP
4x Capacitor Ceramic 100nF
4x Capacitor Ceramic 10nF
2x Diode Rectifier
1x Breadboard
1x USB Cable
65x Jumper Wires

Box for Arduino

28BYJ-48 28BYJ48 DC 5V 4-Phase 5-Wire Arduino Stepper Motor with ULN2003 Driver Board x4

Arduino Cookbook

SainSmart L293D Motor Drive Shield For Arduino Duemilanove Mega UNO R3 AVR ATMEL

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I don't like the name "aManWitNoHands" - unless you really don't have hands.

There are some unfortunate people who don't have hands and it seems like a mockery of them.

...R

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That's is your opinion but i am not trying to offend anyone and i am sorry if it does. but i really do need some kind of help here

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Depending on your electronic skill, I would only buy one Arduino at this time: the Uno.
You can but the starter kit to get the toys, or order toys that grab your immediate interest... Look at SparkFun for Adafruit for examples. Kits are OK, but I think they generally are a bit overpriced unless you have nothing already.

As for the book, I feel that a beginner is better served by the Internet and free tutorials and YouTube!
Once you get a little vocabulary and concepts under your belt, a book will make more sense.

Good luck,

Ray

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alright thanks and i know some vocab for this since i sat in on some talk at Code Mash (coding convention). So after sitting in on these i really wanted to get into it. But whats better to have an Uno or a mega becasue i have been told to get the mega (and i am only getting one)

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But whats better to have an Uno or a mega becasue i have been told to get the mega (and i am only getting one)

The Mega is the more desirable unit, but more expensive. For a beginner, you can buy a Uno and many small parts such as resistors, switches, LEDs, LED all for the price of the Mega board. Whey one goes to school, they do not buy every text book they will require for the next 14 years at one time!

Ray