Course: Absolute Beginners Intro to Electronics | Sat 11 April 2026

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This course is designed to give absolute beginners an introduction to key electronic principles, focusing on practical learning and first principles. The goal is to provide you with a clear, structured introduction to electronics that you can build on as you continue your learning journey.

If you are not sure if the course is for you, take a look at the presentation.

Here’s what ChatGPT said after it read the PowerPoint presentation for the course…

Hands-on, beginner-friendly, and fun!
Dive into the world of electronics with zero prior experience. Whether you’re curious about blinking LEDs or building smart gadgets, this course will guide you through the foundations—step by step.

You’ll learn to:

  • Build circuits with breadboards, resistors, LEDs, and more
  • Understand and use capacitors, transistors, and the 555 timer IC
  • Program microcontrollers like the ESP32 using Arduino IDE
  • Connect sensors and modules for real-world applications
  • Explore the concepts of prototyping and moving beyond the breadboard
  • Get started with your own Internet of Things (IoT) projects

Course details

  • 10:00 for a 10:30am start to max 5:00pm
  • SLMS members only
  • Practical and demonstrations/discussions
  • Take home the kit afterwards
  • Cost: Kit (£12) plus facilitator fee (donation of your choice)
  • Small group (max 10 people)

The first 10 people to enter their discourse names below will get a place.
We plan on running this again as many times as there is interest, so look out for the next announcement if you don’t get a place this time.

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2 @Alex_Dean
3 @MikeHirt
4 @Kiki
5 @girl.island
6 @Bryn
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8 @Dan_Z
9 @Chantel
10 @angelo.mastro

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Please could you take me off the list?
I read through the materials and I feel like someone else would benefit from this more than me :slight_smile:

can you add me to the list ?

Hi. If you want to join the session, edit the first post and add your name.
If you want to be on the waiting list for another date, edit the second post.

1 space available! Grab it if you are free!
Gone!
Available again

Hi @Brendon_Hatcher , I take it !

Done! See you tomorrow!