[nonrandomstring]

Really pleased to see (7) in your list. A willingness to learn is worth all the gadgets and gizmos times ten. Ross's book is a good start [0]. For now (0) and (1) until you're ready to take this on confidently.

[0] https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/archive/rja14/book.html

[electromech]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm reading one of the chapters now. The examples are giving me ideas and helping me to see a bigger picture.