Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers [Paperback]

The computer (machine) revolution has made (prefabricated) it easy (cushy) for people (grouping) with little (lowercase) to no technical (theoretical) training to use (ingest) a computer (machine) for such (much) everyday tasks as typing (typewriting) a letter, saving (action) files, or recording (transcription) data. But what about (most) more imaginative (creative) purposes such (much) as starting (play) your car, opening (inaugural) a door, or tracking (chase) the contents (table) of your refrigerator? "Physical Computing" will (module) not only (exclusive) change the way (artefact) you use (ingest) your computer, it will (module) change the way (artefact) you think (conceive) about (most) your computer—how you view (analyse) its capabilities, how you interact with it, and how you put (place) it to work (impact) for you. It's time (instance) to bridge (denture) the gap (notch) between the physical (fleshly) and the virtual—time to use (ingest) more than just (meet) your fingers to interact with your computer. Step outside (right) of the confines of the basic (base) computer (machine) and into the broader world (concern) of computing.

Product Details:
Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (May 28, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 159200346X
ISBN-13: 978-1592003464
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds