Computer Requirements for the first module of the perfect

To successfully participate in the course you would need a computer. Here are the requirements for this computer.

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01 Feb 2018
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Personal Computer Hardware Requirements

At least 2 GB RAM and i3, i5 or equivalent processor. You need to be able to read/write SD cards. So you need an external adapter if your computer does not support SD cards.

Personal Computer Software Requirements

Windows, iOS, Linux. Doesn't matter. We would be using Linux, and Windows and iOS for different tutorials, but mostly Linux when demonstrating because we would like to teach you how to use Linux, and generally because in the field of technical science you would have to use it. But you can use any operating system.

Can you use tablets?

Technically it is possible, but the amount of work that you would have to do is... tremendous. You have to set up SSH, Python, Mobile Apps Development. Tablets are generally closed and not very smart devices designed for consuming information, not designed for creating.

Courses and lessons with this Tutorial

This Tutorial is used in the following courses and lessons

Perfect STEM course. Module 1 - Smart Car with Raspberry PI

Disassemble a remote control car. Change the brain of the car with a smart computer like Raspberry Pi. Build a smart device with artificial intelligence that you could control from your phone and that could freely navigate itself in the real world and on the Internet. Use your hands. Develop programs for your robot and your phone. Be curious and invent.

The perfect course lives up to its name. You move through the content, we check it and return feedback to you.

In the end, you should be able to better understand how to program and design smart devices that would make the world a better place. For everybody age 12+, 16+, 21+, 35+, etc. The hardware costs about 150$. It changes through the years so it might take some time for you to find it as Raspberry PI, motor drivers, power banks and h-bridges.. they change. Note that the course was designed to be led by a teacher with a decent knowledge in embedded hardware and software. This, on the other hand should not stop you, if you are curious.

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Introduction

In the first module of the perfect STEM Course we will move fast, but not deep. We would explore a number of different areas of technical science like electronics, Linux, programming, mobile technologies, AI without getting into too many details. The goal is for us to arrive at a working Remote Control car controlled from the phone and to learn basic concepts on which we could extend.