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u/Shadow703793 · 2 pointsr/arduino

I can recommend you a few things, speaking as a CS/EE double major :)

  • Hands on skills are quite important. Learn how to solder, use a DMM, strip wires, etc. There's a lot of tutorials on Youtube and such that show you how to solder well,etc. Watch them and practice.

  • If you're still in school, you may want to consider taking a intro EE course as an elective or similar. If you're not in school but have the time and money, you may want to consider taking a few classes at a nearby college (ie. community college). Alternatively, get a few books/online tutorials and such and self study. I believe MIT OCW has a quite a few EE courses available.

  • Books wise, i recommend the following: Beginning Arduino, Practical Electronics for Inventors, Arduino Cookbook (excellent refference book). Website wise, I recommend t ro n i x s t u f f.

  • Start with the basics. This includes both theory (understanding and applying Ohm's Law) and practice (building actual circuits). Play with the Arduino and LEDs, motors, servo, ultrasonic sensors, etc. Follow tutorials for these BUT know WHY certain things are done in a given way and the reason those things are done. For example, understand why you need a resistor(s) when using LEDs.

  • Once you have the basics down (ie. how to hook up and drive a motor), start a small project. I personally recommend something like an obstacle avoiding or line following robot as it's quite cheap, lots of online help available, easy to understand, etc. Read my post here for more details.

  • Equipment wise, you'll need a few things. Take a look here: http://redd.it/1hoc03 You don't need everything on that list, but get the basics like resistors, capacitors, wires, general purpose PNP/NPN MOSFETs, etc. Then get a few sensors (ie. ultrasonic sensors, photo detectors, temperature sensor, etc) and a few other useful things like shift registers, LCD, piezo buzzer, etc. Also, check out this from /r/electronics.
u/firstapex88 · 2 pointsr/arduino

I think Adafruit provides more complete kits: Beginner's Kit

Personally, I started on this one a year ago:
Experiments Kit

The Beginning Arduino book comes highly recommended from me because it covers everything from the basics to robots. Going through the first 10 tutorials allowed me to learn all the concepts needed for my first project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhjqUw4gl9M&feature=player_embedded

Projects with lights are a great place to start since all you need are 5 things: LEDs, resistors, Arduino, usb cable, breadboard. With the Beginner's Kit you can go through at least the first 15 experiments from the Beginning Arduino book. After that you'll know where you want to go with your projects and you can buy components separately instead of in kits, which will save you a grip load.