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Notes and links for our NAND2Tetris study group, for the free intro to computer science course (http://nand2tetris.org/)

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# Learn to Code LA Nand2tetris Study Group Notes and Links

**Main links:**

- Sign up for our Slack chatroom to keep in touch with us virtually: https://l2cla-slackin.herokuapp.com/
- Enroll in the free Coursera class: https://www.coursera.org/learn/build-a-computer
- Course homepage: http://nand2tetris.org/
- (optional): use course software remotely: https://github.com/LearnToCodeLA/nand2tetris/wiki/Test-HDL-files-remotely

## Week 0

- Watch the [videos on Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/learn/build-a-computer)
- Read the [introduction chapter of *The Elements of Computing Systems* (PDF)](http://www.nand2tetris.org/chapters/intro.pdf)
- Download the [free NAND2Tetris software](http://nand2tetris.org/software.php)
- [Complete Project 0](http://nand2tetris.org/01.php)! (Only if you're submitting assignments on Coursera.)

## Week 1

- Watch the [videos on Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/learn/build-a-computer)
- Read [Chapter 1 of *The Elements of Computing Systems* (PDF)](http://nand2tetris.org/chapters/chapter%2001.pdf) by Noam Nisan and Shimon Schocken
- Read [Appendix A: Hardware Description Language (HDL) (PDF)](http://nand2tetris.org/chapters/appendix%20A.pdf)
- Review the [Hardware simulator tutorial (PDF)](http://nand2tetris.org/tutorials/PDF/Hardware%20Simulator%20Tutorial.pdf)
- Read the [Hardware Description Language (HDL) Survivor Guide](http://nand2tetris.org/software/HDL%20Survival%20Guide.html) by Mark Armbrust
- [Complete Project 1](http://nand2tetris.org/01.php)!

## Tools
### Circuit Simulators
- [Logic.ly](http://logic.ly/) for designing and debugging circuits
- [Logisim] (http://www.cburch.com/logisim/index.html) design/simulate digital logic circuits
- [circuitjs] (http://lushprojects.com/circuitjs/circuitjs.html) check combinatorial/sequential logic examples
- [DEEDS] (http://www.esng.dibe.unige.it/deeds/) Digital Electronics Education and Design Suite

###Development Environments
- [Cloud9](https://c9.io/) online code editor (See also: [our guide to running NAND2Tetris software remotely](https://github.com/LearnToCodeLA/nand2tetris/wiki/Test-HDL-files-remotely))

## Additional Resources

- Watch [these videos of another NAND2Tetris study group](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLItFDtW5mcKqzmdjdEhha6KImPwBLBaQr) (Warning: may contain spoilers!)
- ...Add more here!

## Cool Links

- Video: [Binary addition with dominoes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNuPy-r1GuQ)
- Video: [The 10,000 Domino Computer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpLU__bhu2w)
- Video: [How Does a Transistor Work?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcrBqCFLHIY)
- Did you know the [Apollo Guidance Computer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer) was built out of nothing but NOR gates?
- Video: [16-bit Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) Built in Minecraft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGkkyKZVzug)
- Article: [Magic in Software Development](http://skilldrick.co.uk/2011/04/magic-in-software-development/) on balancing bottom-up vs top-down learning
- [Easy 6502 Assembly Tutorial](http://skilldrick.github.io/easy6502/)
- [Visual 6502 CPU Simulator](http://www.visual6502.org/JSSim/)
- Project: [A homebrew 8-bit computer built entirely out of NAND gates](https://hackaday.io/project/9795-nedonand-homebrew-computer)
- ...add more!

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