Intro to Arduino
Learn the basics of Arduino
With Arduino, one can get to know the basics of microcontrollers, sensors, and Signals. This course is designed to make you comfortable in getting started with Arduino and C/C++ Programming. The ability to program in C/C++ is an important skill to be attained so that students can later better understand more advanced/ Recent programming languages like Python and Java.
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Level - Beginner
This course is intended for beginners
Approx. 1 week to complete
2 hours a day for 5 days
Price - AED 1000
This fee will include practical and online learning
Verified Certificate
Certificate presented by Dubai Astronomy Group
Course Outline
DAY 1: Introduction to Arduino and microcontrollers
- What are Micro-Controllers and its applications?
- What are Micro-Processors and its applications?
- What is an Arduino?
- Introduction to TinkerCad Circuits.
DAY 2: Coding and integrating Digital devices
- What are digital Devices?
- Understanding and wiring Basic Electrical Circuits (Bread Boards, Power, Signal Pins).
- Understanding Basic C/C++ code functions and Structure.
- Modeling a Digital Device
DAY 3: Coding and integrating Analog devices
- What are Analog Devices?
- Understanding and wiring Analog Electrical Circuits (sensors, signal pins, Arduino pins).
- Understanding Basic C/C++ code functions and Structure.
- Modeling Analog Devices.
DAY 4: System modeling of both Analog and Digital Devices
- Modeling a system that involves both Analog and Digital Devices.
DAY 5: Review summary and Student Project Presentation.
- Course Summary
- Student Project Presentation
What you’ll learn
Introduction to Astronomy
Learn about Naked Eye Stargazing, Constellations, & more.
Telescopes
Basics of operating a telescope and a practical session.
Cosmology
Learn about the Big Bang and Dark Energy.
Stars
Find out what happens to different stars over their lifetime.
Distances
Learn about distances in space and how they’re measured.
The Solar System
Learn about the planets, Asteroids, Comets, The Oort Cloud, & Meteors.
Online/Offline
Online
For international students or for study at home only
- Astronomy crash course videos
- 1 year of support
- 2 e-books
- 2 video call sessions with the instructor
- Telescope operation video call session with instructor
Offline
For students who live in the UAE
- Astronomy crash course videos
- 1 year of support
- Telescope operation in-person session
- Access to Al Thuraya Astronomy Center to study
- Access to Al Thuraya Astronomy Center Library (limited)
Course Benefits
You can go through the videos at the comfort of your home, or you can visit Al Thuraya Astronomy Center to view them, where we also have books that you can refer to, telescopes that you can use for observation and much more. To add on to that, you will also have the support to ask any question or thing you have difficulty with till you complete the program.
What you’ll achieve?
Learn concepts, principles, theories, classification systems and language used in astronomy
Learn how you can identify constellations in the night sky
Understand and learn the nature of the universe and how it came about
Learn about telescopes and how to operate them
Understand how light helps us discover things about the universe
Develop the knowledge and understanding of the properties of planets in our Solar System
Forms of Assessment
Presentation Video
Presentation In-Person
Essay
Short Assessment Quiz
Meet your instructor
Ali Hamadeh
Development Manager
He’s an expert in the field of Aeronautics. Development Manager at Al Thuraya Astronomy Center. Passionate and educated in the fields of Astronomy, Space Flight, and Meteorites.