Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi 5

Chapter 1: Introducing the Raspberry Pi 7

Chapter 2: Downloading the Operating System 19

Chapter 3: Connecting Your Raspberry Pi 29

Part II: Getting Started with Linux 49

Chapter 4: Using the Desktop Environment 51

Chapter 5: Using the Linux Shell 75

Part III: Using the Raspberry Pi for Both Work and Play 111

Chapter 6: Being Productive with the Raspberry Pi 113

Chapter 7: Editing Photos on the Raspberry Pi with GIMP 125

Chapter 8: Playing Audio and Video on the Raspberry Pi 135

Part IV: Programming the Raspberry Pi 145

Chapter 9: Introducing Programming with Scratch 147

Chapter 10: Programming an Arcade Game Using Scratch 163

Chapter 11: Writing Programs in Python 185

Chapter 12: Creating a Game with Python and Pygame 215

Chapter 13: Programming Minecraft with Python 233

Chapter 14: Making Music with Sonic Pi 255

Part V: Exploring Electronics with the Raspberry Pi 269

Chapter 15: Understanding Circuits and Soldering 271

Chapter 16: Making Your First Project with the Raspberry Pi 291

Chapter 17: Putting the Raspberry Pi in Control 323

Chapter 18: The Raspberry Pi in an Analog World 347

Part VI: The Part of Tens 367

Chapter 19: Ten Great Sof tware Packages for the Raspberry Pi 371

Chapter 20: Ten Inspiring Projects for the Raspberry Pi 381

Appendix A: Troubleshooting and Configuring the Raspberry Pi 389

Appendix B: The GPIO on the Raspberry Pi 403

Appendix C: RISC OS 407

Index 415

Bonus Chapter 1: Mathematica BC1

About the Author

Sean McManus is an expert technology author. He is also aCode Club volunteer, helping children at a local school to learncomputer programming. Mike Cook is a lifelong electronicsbuff, a former lecturer in physics at Manchester MetropolitanUniversity, and author of more than 300 articles.

Reviews

Perfect for beginners to computer science, this book shows you how to make the most of your Raspberry Pi (Times Educational Supplement, January 2015) This is the second edition of a title that has proven very popular the varied and eclectic nature of the Pi makes it a good fit for the Dummies Brand (Linux Voice, February 2015) this Dummies title is an excellent introduction for the complete beginner to the hardware and Linux itself" (Linux Voice, April 2015)