Reddit reviews BB830 Solderless Plug-in BreadBoard, 830 tie-Points, 4 Power Rails, 6.5 x 2.2 x 0.3in (165 x 55 x 9mm)
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830 tie points total: 630 tie-point IC-circuit area plus two 100 tie-point distribution strips providing 4 power rails.White ABS plastic body with black printed legend. Color legend on distribution strips.Contacts are Phosphor Bronze with Plated Nickel Finish, rated for 50,000 insertions. Rated at 36 Volts, 2 Amps.Insertion Wire Size is 21 to 26 AWG, 0.016 to 0.028 inches diameter (0.4 to 0.7mm diameter)Size: 6.5 x 2.2 x 0.3in (165.1 x 54.6 x 8.5mm) Peelable adhesive tape backing provided for attaching to a surface. Metal back plate provided.
Get one of these guys, you will most likely need one for any of your lab classes anyway. Look up some simple circuit schematics, and learn to build, it can be much fun. I like this project, and your local radioshack or other electronics place will have everything you need to get started. That chip is an LMC555, a simple 8 pin timer. Once you get in the lab you will presumably have high end multimeters, power supplies, and function generators, but it is good to have a feel for building circuits before you get there, it will put you ahead of your classmates and make your labs a breeze.
You won't be able to do much without either a breadboard or a soldering iron+solder, and in the long run, breadboarding will pay for itself (being that you are a beginner).
Good luck!
It really depends on what you're looking to do. I realize at this point you probably don't even know what that is, but a general idea would help.
But for starters, you could get general things like:
The rest is kinda up to what you want to do, but some other suggestions would be:
These kinds of things you'd only need one to test/play with, then if you find a specific application/project, you can order more.
Aww, come on, give OP a break, reading is hard.
Here's a basic one you can do at home:
The photos on this Amazon product page show a BB830, and this was the product page I ordered from. Fraud? :(
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0040Z4QN8/ref=sr_1_1?m=A2RKGEIGG4B1JT