General
ITP Physical Computing tutorials
Several
tutorials around Physical Computing
MAKE: How to make PCBs
Collection
of resources and
guides
Sparkfun Tutorials
Tutorials
on electronics design including EAGLE and SMD
soldering
OpenCircuits
Wiki
for sharing open source electronics knowledge, schematics, board layouts, ports and parts
libraries
MassMind
Wiki
tech reference around learning to design and produce PCBs
Complete Beginners Guide to the Arduino
A
lot of Arduino example projects explained in every detail
Physical Computing (Book)
An
introduction to Physical Computing by Dan O'Sullivan, Tom
Igoe
Making Things Talk (Book)
Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects
By
Tom Igoe
Getting Started with Arduino (Book)
An
introduction to the Arduino open-source electronics prototyping platform by
Massimo Banzi
Fashioning Technology (Book)
A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting
By Syuzi Pakhchyan
Host your own workshop
Collaborative design and creative expression with Arduino Microcontrollers
Hands-On Introduction to Electrical Engineering Lab Skills
More in-depth electronics from MIT Open Course Ware
PCB Design
PCB Design Tutorial
A
popular quick guide on learning how to design PCBs, by David L.
Jones
Build Your Own Printed Circuit Board
Effective
book that covers the full process from design to production, based on EAGLE, by Al Williams
PCB Manufacturing
Makezine: "PCB"
Lots
of how-tos around manufacturing PCBs on your
own
Instructables: "PCB"
Lots
of how-tos around manufacturing PCBs on your
own
Lady Ada: Etching In-House
Semi-professional
etching
tutorial
Wikibooks
German
How-To "Platinen selber herstellen"
Glossaries
EDA terms
Terms used in Electronics Design Automation (which is essentially what Fritzing does) are explained
at EDA Consortium,
EETimes
PCB terms
Glossaries of terms used in designing and manufacturing Printed Circuit Boards can be found at
Golden Gate Graphics,
PCBpro,
SunMan
Electronic symbols
Overviews of symbols for electronical parts used in schematic diagrams can be found at
Electronics Club,
Wikipedia
(German)
Assembling & Soldering
Surface Mount Soldering Tutorial
A
detailed how-to by Sparkfun
Soldering Basics
Short
and with pictures
SMT Soldering
Another one, with
good pointers to videos