Review on Freenove Ultimate Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi: 561-Page Tutorials, Python C Java Scratch Coding, 223 Items, 72 Projects, Solderless Breadboard by Adam Rogers

I am new to this business. I've never programmed or built circuits for anything in my life, but I've wanted to try it for a long time and finally decided to pull the trigger on a kit like this to test the waters. fiddled with it for hours and read a few chapters of the tutorial. These types of projects might look like ABC to anyone with a little programming or circuitry experience, but to me it's like Chinese math. started right away. This is not the case and I don't blame the seller as he clearly understands what is included in the kit. I just didn't understand what I need. Here's a list of things I didn't know I needed: A real Raspberry Pi 3 (they clearly say it's not included, my fault I didn't see it). Mouse, keyboard, monitor setup (with HDMI input to display input converter) to connect and program Raspberry Pi. If your Raspberry Pi is wireless, you can use Remote Desktop to interact with it without a separate monitor/mouse/keyboard associate. Haven't made it yet, but hopefully it's as easy as the instruction booklet makes it sound. Micro SD card When you buy a Raspberry Pi, you should get it with a starter kit. If not, you need a power supply. I would also recommend buying a Raspberry Pi case and heatsink. I think most starter kits come with a case. I just bought myself a Raspberry Pi 3 on my own, after buying it I was still dead in the water to start any projects because I had no power supply. I haven't completed any projects, but I've read all the tutorials in full and set up the circuits. My first impression is that either the book isn't very clear or I'm just missing the basics that you assume you already know. I think it's a combination of two things. There are many grammatical and spelling errors in the instructions. I'm serious about printing the book, marking the errors in red ink, and sending it back. That's why I gave 4 stars and not 5. Just getting started and trying to fully understand everything is difficult, and sometimes the instructions are difficult to follow. One point that bothered me was that one of the early manuals said you should look in the appendix for more information on resistors, but there is no appendix. Included was a business card with a small chart outlining what each stripe on the resistor represented. I hope this wasn't added because they knew the application was missing from the file. As you can imagine, reading a chart on a business card is not easy. I don't regret the purchase however, but would like to know what additional items I need to start these projects. I will post an update on this review as I learn more on the projects.