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Linux Command Line Foundations for Makers

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for linux command line foundations for makers.

Card count: 8

Categories: Software and Linux, Software, Foundations

Preview sample:

  • What should you prove before running a path-sensitive command?
  • What does the 'Know the current directory' step prove?
  • What does the 'List before opening' step prove?
  • What does the 'Read small files' step prove?

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Nginx Static Site Basics for Makers

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for nginx static site basics for makers.

Card count: 8

Categories: Software and Linux, Software, Deployment

Preview sample:

  • Why use a current symlink?
  • What does the 'Separate releases from current' step prove?
  • What does the 'Know the document root' step prove?
  • What does the 'Test before reload' step prove?

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DNS Records and SSL for Makers

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for dns records and ssl for makers.

Card count: 8

Categories: Software and Linux, Software, Deployment

Preview sample:

  • Why prove HTTP before HTTPS?
  • What does the 'Point the root record' step prove?
  • What does the 'Point www deliberately' step prove?
  • What does the 'Serve HTTP first' step prove?

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Linux Files and Permissions for Makers

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for linux files and permissions for makers.

Card count: 8

Categories: Software and Linux, Software, Repair

Preview sample:

  • What does namei -l prove?
  • What does the 'Read the whole path' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check owner and group' step prove?
  • What does the 'Match the service user' step prove?

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Search Logs with grep, find, and tail

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for search logs with grep, find, and tail.

Card count: 8

Categories: Software and Linux, Software, Debugging

Preview sample:

  • Why start with tail?
  • What does the 'Bound the read' step prove?
  • What does the 'Filter by symptom' step prove?
  • What does the 'Find candidate files' step prove?

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Git Workflow for Small Projects

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for git workflow for small projects.

Card count: 8

Categories: Programming Workflow, Software, Workflow

Preview sample:

  • Why commit one idea at a time?
  • What does the 'Check status first' step prove?
  • What does the 'Review the diff' step prove?
  • What does the 'Commit one idea' step prove?

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Linux Disk Space and Logs for Makers

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for linux disk space and logs for makers.

Card count: 8

Categories: Software and Linux, Software, Repair

Preview sample:

  • How can df -h look fine while a filesystem is still unusable?
  • What does the 'Check bytes' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check inodes' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check logs and journals' step prove?

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SSH Keys and Known Hosts for Makers

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for ssh keys and known hosts for makers.

Card count: 8

Categories: Software and Linux, Software, Repair

Preview sample:

  • What is the difference between your SSH key and a host key?
  • What does the 'Separate identity from host trust' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check local key files' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check remote authorized_keys' step prove?

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Python Virtual Environments for Makers

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for python virtual environments for makers.

Card count: 8

Categories: Programming Workflow, Software, Programming

Preview sample:

  • What does a virtual environment isolate?
  • What does the 'Find the interpreter' step prove?
  • What does the 'Create an environment' step prove?
  • What does the 'Activate deliberately' step prove?

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Godot First Playable Loop

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for godot first playable loop.

Card count: 8

Categories: Games and Interactive Tools, Game-Dev, Project

Preview sample:

  • What is a first playable loop?
  • What does the 'Define the verb' step prove?
  • What does the 'Create movement' step prove?
  • What does the 'Add a goal' step prove?

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Sprite-Animated 2D Game Loop

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for sprite-animated 2d game loop.

Card count: 11

Categories: Games and Interactive Tools, Game-Dev, Project Path

Preview sample:

  • Why start with one room?
  • What does AnimatedSprite2D need?
  • Why use velocity times delta?
  • What makes a good first export proof?

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Tilemap Level Layout Math

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for tilemap level layout math.

Card count: 11

Categories: Games and Interactive Tools, Game-Dev, Project Path

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  • Why start with one room?
  • What does tile size control?
  • Why separate collision cells from decorative cells?
  • What makes a good first camera proof?

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Collision Normal Bounce Math

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for collision normal bounce math.

Card count: 11

Categories: Games and Interactive Tools, Game-Dev, Project Path

Preview sample:

  • What is a surface normal?
  • Why log incoming velocity?
  • What does restitution do?
  • Why one wall first?

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2D Transform Stack for Sprites

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for 2d transform stack for sprites.

Card count: 11

Categories: Games and Interactive Tools, Game-Dev, Project Path

Preview sample:

  • What is local space?
  • What is world space?
  • Why check pivot?
  • Why log local and global?

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Projectile Arc Tuning for Godot

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for projectile arc tuning for godot.

Card count: 11

Categories: Games and Interactive Tools, Game-Dev, Project Path

Preview sample:

  • What is launch velocity?
  • Why preview the arc?
  • What does gravity change?
  • Why log one shot?

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Microcontroller Wiring First Checks

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for microcontroller wiring first checks.

Card count: 8

Categories: Electronics and Controls, Electronics, Hardware

Preview sample:

  • Why verify common ground?
  • What does the 'Name power rails' step prove?
  • What does the 'Prove common ground' step prove?
  • What does the 'Map pins' step prove?

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Hydraulic Schematic First Read

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for hydraulic schematic first read.

Card count: 8

Categories: Hydraulics and Equipment, Equipment, Schematic

Preview sample:

  • What should you identify first in a hydraulic schematic?
  • What does the 'Find the source' step prove?
  • What does the 'Find the actuator' step prove?
  • What does the 'Trace valve states' step prove?

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Godot Input Actions First Pass

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for godot input actions first pass.

Card count: 8

Categories: Games and Interactive Tools, Game-Dev, Project

Preview sample:

  • What is the safe first step for Godot Input Actions First Pass?
  • What does the 'Name player verbs' step prove?
  • What does the 'Map keys to actions' step prove?
  • What does the 'Read actions in code' step prove?

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Godot Collision Debugging Basics

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for godot collision debugging basics.

Card count: 8

Categories: Games and Interactive Tools, Game-Dev, Debugging

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  • What is the safe first step for Godot Collision Debugging Basics?
  • What does the 'Show collision shapes' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check body type' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check layer and mask' step prove?

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Game Save System First Draft

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for game save system first draft.

Card count: 8

Categories: Games and Interactive Tools, Game-Dev, Project

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  • What is the safe first step for Game Save System First Draft?
  • What does the 'Choose save scope' step prove?
  • What does the 'Write plain data' step prove?
  • What does the 'Load into a clean scene' step prove?

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Multimeter First Measurements

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for multimeter first measurements.

Card count: 8

Categories: Electronics and Controls, Electronics, Hardware

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  • What is the safe first step for Multimeter First Measurements?
  • What does the 'Identify the question' step prove?
  • What does the 'Pick the meter mode' step prove?
  • What does the 'Choose probe points' step prove?

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Read a Datasheet First Pass

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for read a datasheet first pass.

Card count: 8

Categories: Electronics and Controls, Electronics, Hardware

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  • What is the safe first step for Read a Datasheet First Pass?
  • What does the 'Confirm exact part' step prove?
  • What does the 'Find operating range' step prove?
  • What does the 'Find pin functions' step prove?

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Motor Driver First Checks

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for motor driver first checks.

Card count: 8

Categories: Electronics and Controls, Electronics, Hardware

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  • What is the safe first step for Motor Driver First Checks?
  • What does the 'Separate logic and motor power' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check enable or sleep pin' step prove?
  • What does the 'Confirm signal voltage' step prove?

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Stepper Motor Wiring First Checks

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for stepper motor wiring first checks.

Card count: 8

Categories: Electronics and Controls, Electronics, Hardware

Preview sample:

  • What is the safe first step for Stepper Motor Wiring First Checks?
  • What does the 'Identify coil pairs' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check driver current limit' step prove?
  • What does the 'Connect one driver at a time' step prove?

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CAD Constraints First Sketch

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for cad constraints first sketch.

Card count: 8

Categories: Fabrication and Materials, Fabrication, Design

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  • What is the safe first step for CAD Constraints First Sketch?
  • What does the 'Name the part purpose' step prove?
  • What does the 'Anchor one reference' step prove?
  • What does the 'Apply geometric constraints' step prove?

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Measure Fastener Threads

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for measure fastener threads.

Card count: 8

Categories: Fabrication and Materials, Fabrication, Measurement

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  • What is the safe first step for Measure Fastener Threads?
  • What does the 'Measure diameter' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check pitch' step prove?
  • What does the 'Measure length' step prove?

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Welding First Safety Checklist

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for welding first safety checklist.

Card count: 8

Categories: Fabrication and Materials, Fabrication, Safety

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  • What is the safe first step for Welding First Safety Checklist?
  • What does the 'Clear the work area' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check PPE' step prove?
  • What does the 'Prepare material' step prove?

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Hydraulic Cylinder Leak First Checks

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for hydraulic cylinder leak first checks.

Card count: 8

Categories: Hydraulics and Equipment, Equipment, Repair

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  • What is the safe first step for Hydraulic Cylinder Leak First Checks?
  • What does the 'Make it safe' step prove?
  • What does the 'Locate external wetness' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check fittings and hoses' step prove?

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Hydraulic Pressure vs Flow

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for hydraulic pressure vs flow.

Card count: 8

Categories: Hydraulics and Equipment, Equipment, Concept

Preview sample:

  • What is the safe first step for Hydraulic Pressure vs Flow?
  • What does the 'Define pressure' step prove?
  • What does the 'Define flow' step prove?
  • What does the 'Map force to pressure' step prove?

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Robot Drivetrain First Prototype

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for robot drivetrain first prototype.

Card count: 8

Categories: Robotics and Vehicles, Robotics, Project

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  • What is the safe first step for Robot Drivetrain First Prototype?
  • What does the 'Choose drive layout' step prove?
  • What does the 'Wire one side' step prove?
  • What does the 'Test slow motion' step prove?

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Sensor Mounting First Pass

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for sensor mounting first pass.

Card count: 8

Categories: Robotics and Vehicles, Robotics, Hardware

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  • What is the safe first step for Sensor Mounting First Pass?
  • What does the 'Define measurement target' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check field of view' step prove?
  • What does the 'Plan cable strain relief' step prove?

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Small Engine No-Start First Checks

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for small engine no-start first checks.

Card count: 8

Categories: Robotics and Vehicles, Equipment, Repair

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  • What is the safe first step for Small Engine No-Start First Checks?
  • What does the 'Check safety conditions' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check fuel basics' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check air path' step prove?

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Make an Obsidian Project Note

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for make an obsidian project note.

Card count: 8

Categories: Programming Workflow, Software, Workflow

Preview sample:

  • What is the safe first step for Make an Obsidian Project Note?
  • What does the 'Name the outcome' step prove?
  • What does the 'List unknowns' step prove?
  • What does the 'Track sources' step prove?

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Turn a Video into Flashcards

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for turn a video into flashcards.

Card count: 8

Categories: Programming Workflow, Software, Learning

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  • What is the safe first step for Turn a Video into Flashcards?
  • What does the 'Capture timestamps' step prove?
  • What does the 'Extract decisions' step prove?
  • What does the 'Write why-wrong cards' step prove?

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Read a Project Error Message

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for read a project error message.

Card count: 8

Categories: Programming Workflow, Software, Debugging

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  • What is the safe first step for Read a Project Error Message?
  • What does the 'Find the first error' step prove?
  • What does the 'Separate location from cause' step prove?
  • What does the 'Name expected state' step prove?

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Packet Radio with a Baofeng: Receive-First APRS Basics

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for packet radio with a baofeng: receive-first aprs basics.

Card count: 10

Categories: Radio and Signals, Rf, Receive First

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  • What is the safest first branch for packet radio?
  • What does a Baofeng-class handheld not do by itself?
  • When should the learner stop?
  • What does the 'Name the radio role' step prove?

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Antenna Length Math for Makers

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for antenna length math for makers.

Card count: 11

Categories: Radio and Signals, Rf, Receive First

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  • What does antenna length math estimate first?
  • Why is the result not final?
  • What should happen before transmit use?
  • What is the useful proof?

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RSSI Mapping for Direction Finding

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for rssi mapping for direction finding.

Card count: 11

Categories: Radio and Signals, Rf, Receive First

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  • What does RSSI direction finding estimate?
  • What is the safe first step?
  • Why repeat a sweep?
  • What should the note refuse?

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SDR Flight Tracking: ADS-B First Pass

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for sdr flight tracking: ads-b first pass.

Card count: 11

Categories: Radio and Signals, Rf, Receive First

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  • What does ADS-B receive-first learning start with?
  • What does a decoded row prove?
  • What physical choices change reception?
  • What should the page refuse?

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Stepper Antenna Sweep for Direction Finding

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for stepper antenna sweep for direction finding.

Card count: 11

Categories: Radio and Signals, Rf, Receive First

Preview sample:

  • Why use a stepper in a direction-finding sweep?
  • What does trig add to the fixture?
  • What does the strongest lobe prove?
  • What should happen before any transmit branch?

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Motion Tracking with Vector Velocity

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for motion tracking with vector velocity.

Card count: 11

Categories: Maker Math, Math, Applied Foundation

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  • What does velocity add to a movement vector?
  • What breaks the calculation first?
  • Why keep raw positions?
  • What is the useful proof?

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Basic Statistics for Sensor Logs

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for basic statistics for sensor logs.

Card count: 11

Categories: Applied Data, Data, Applied Foundation

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  • What should stay attached to every reading?
  • Why keep raw readings?
  • What does standard deviation help describe?
  • When is a moving average risky?

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Vectors for Maker Projects

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for vectors for maker projects.

Card count: 9

Categories: Maker Math, Math, Applied Foundation

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  • What does vector normalization preserve?
  • Why draw a vector before coding it?
  • What does the 'Draw the arrow' step prove?
  • What does the 'Name the components' step prove?

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Dot Product for Facing and Projection

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for dot product for facing and projection.

Card count: 9

Categories: Maker Math, Math, Applied Foundation

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  • What does a negative dot product usually mean?
  • Why normalize before many dot-product checks?
  • What does the 'Start with two arrows' step prove?
  • What does the 'Normalize for direction checks' step prove?

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Trigonometry for Rotation and Layout

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for trigonometry for rotation and layout.

Card count: 9

Categories: Maker Math, Math, Applied Foundation

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  • Why does atan2 matter?
  • What should you check before using sin or cos in code?
  • What does the 'Name the triangle or circle' step prove?
  • What does the 'Choose the right function' step prove?

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Calculus for Game Motion

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for calculus for game motion.

Card count: 11

Categories: Maker Math, Math, Applied Foundation

Preview sample:

  • What is velocity?
  • What is acceleration?
  • Why write dt?
  • What should the note preserve?

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FFT Frequency Peaks First Pass

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for fft frequency peaks first pass.

Card count: 12

Categories: Applied Data, Data, Signal Analysis

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  • What does FFT help you inspect?
  • What does a dominant peak prove?
  • Why write sample rate?
  • What is aliasing?

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Audio Spectrum Visualizer with FFT

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for audio spectrum visualizer with fft.

Card count: 12

Categories: Applied Data, Data, Signal Analysis

Preview sample:

  • What does an audio spectrum visualizer show?
  • What does it not prove?
  • Why write sample rate?
  • Why group bins into bars?

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Scale, Ratio, and Unit Conversions

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for scale, ratio, and unit conversions.

Card count: 9

Categories: Maker Math, Math, Measurement

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  • What is the safest first step in a conversion problem?
  • Why estimate before calculating?
  • What does the 'Write the units' step prove?
  • What does the 'Use one scale factor at a time' step prove?

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Interpolation for Motion and Controls

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for interpolation for motion and controls.

Card count: 9

Categories: Maker Math, Math, Motion

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  • What are the three values a lerp needs?
  • What is the difference between lerp and easing?
  • What does the 'Name start and end' step prove?
  • What does the 'Choose the progress value' step prove?

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Geometry for Cuts, Clearance, and Fit

Who it helps: Makers who need to remember the reasoning, traps, and output signals for geometry for cuts, clearance, and fit.

Card count: 9

Categories: Maker Math, Math, Layout

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  • What do equal rectangle diagonals help prove?
  • Why mark clearance before cutting?
  • What does the 'Mark the fixed references' step prove?
  • What does the 'Check square with diagonals' step prove?

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