I hope to put more here than just 101 but for now prospecting 101 which covers stock parts and stock Ore prospecting for Kerbal Space Program is here.
KSP Stock Prospecting 101 A series of slides to assist in learning how to prospect for ore in KSP. This covers purely stock parts and stock ore. Later slides should cover more advanced techniques and mod usage. Prospecting101.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [243.7 KB]