A brief outline:

• This series of workbooks are for those who are beginning their coding experience
• They are free to download and print off or you can have them as a pdf on another monitor or tablet
• The main coding language used is p5.js
• The Machine Learning library for the AI bits is ml5.js
• The robotics part uses C/C++ from the Arduino IDE

The sections are as follows:

• Algorithmic Art
• Artificial Intelligence
• Robotics

Algorithmic Art:

• This covers all the basics (and beyond)
• Ideal for anyone totally new to coding
• Great for those who can code but new to p5.js
• Brilliant if you just want to learn to be creative with code

Artificial Intelligence:

• This is for those who are interested in AI or Machine Learning
• Introduces the library ml5.js which works seamlessly with p5.js
• Includes a crash course on p5.js if you want to jump straight in
• Recommend working through Algorithmic Art first though
• Covers building a number of simple models, moves onto pretrained models
• Next it covers Transformers (Small Language Models)
• Finishing off with Neural Evolution which are based on Genetic Algorithms

Robotics

• Introduces key concepts using a small micro-electronic board
• The board used is Arduino Nano 33 BLE (version 2)
• The initial workbooks cover the basics
• Other components used are: breadboard, button, LEDs,

Short Videos

These videos are approximately 5 minutes long, they give a brief visual explanation to accompany the workbooks.

video #1 introducing the web editor (video 🎥)

video #2 the web editor buttons (video 🎥)

video #3 the default code (video 🎥)