Resources

Websites

* Instructables
* Adafruit learning section
* Sparkfun learning section
* Lynda.com (login with your student account
* Kobakant's How To Get What You Want
* Arduino Playground

Circuit elements and theory

* Resistors in Series
* Resistors in parallel

Handy tools

* Resistor color code
* Resistor color code calculator

Tutorials and informational resources

* Ladyada on Multimeters
* 555 monostable and astable modes explained
* SparkFun EAGLE Schematic tutorial
* SparkFun EAGLE PCB Layout tutorial

Circuit collections

555

* 555 timer circuits
* http://www.talkingelectronics.com/projects/50%20-%20555%20Circuits/50%20-%20555%20Circuits.html
* http://electronicsclub.info/555timer.htm

Programs

electronics CAD packages

* Cadsoft Eagle
* KiCAD
* gEDA

circuit simulation

* online java circuit simulator with many examples
* quite good online circuit simulator (timed trial)

Buy electronic components

Shops

* Rotterdam: http://www.dil.nl
* Den Haag: http://www.radiotwenthe.nl/
* Vlaardingen: http://www.brokxelectronics.nl/
* Delft: http://members.ziggo.nl/hecdelft/ (???)
* Utrecht: http://radiocentrum.com/
* Amsterdam: http://www.muco-amsterdam.nl/
* Amsterdam: http://www.rotor.eu/
* Amsterdam: http://www.eoo-bv.nl/ (online shop, afhalen)
* Nijmegen: http://www.technica-electronica.nl/
* Arnhem: http://www.radiopiet.nl/

Online dutch

* http://www.conrad.nl
* http://www.floris.cc
* http://www.eztronics.nl
* http://www.antratek.nl
* http://www.sossolutions.nl

Online international

* http://www.sparkfun.com
* http://www.adafruit.com

Wholesale (need VAT for most of them)

* http://www.farnell.nl
* http://www.rs-components.nl
* http://www.mouser.com
* http://www.digikey.nl