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LEGO
®
MINDSTORMS
®
NXT-G Programming
Guide
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James Floyd Kelly
LEGO
®
MINDSTORMS
®
NXT-G Programming Guide
Copyright © 2007 by James Floyd Kelly
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Contents at a Glance
About the Author
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About the Technical Reviewer
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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CHAPTER 1
Robots and Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
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CHAPTER 2
Program Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
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CHAPTER 3
Hello World! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
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CHAPTER 4
Get Movin’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
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CHAPTER 5
Record and Play Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
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CHAPTER 6
Make Some Noise! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
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CHAPTER 7
Wired! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
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CHAPTER 8
True or False? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
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CHAPTER 9
Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
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CHAPTER 10
Wait for It!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
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CHAPTER 11
Round and Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
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CHAPTER 12
Decisions, Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
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CHAPTER 13
Stop It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
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CHAPTER 14
Pick a Card, Any Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
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CHAPTER 15
Apples and Oranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105
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CHAPTER 16
Inside or Out? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
115
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CHAPTER 17
Yes? No? Maybe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
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CHAPTER 18
Title = Anything You Like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
133
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CHAPTER 19
Basic Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
147
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CHAPTER 20
Basic Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
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CHAPTER 21
Staying Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
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