Pascal: The Software Fundamentals Of Computer Science

Pascal: The Software Fundamentals Of Computer Science, 1/e

Richard A. Meyers, New York Institute of Technology

Published January, 1992 by Prentice Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics

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Summary

A comprehensive introduction to the Pascal programming language.

Features

covers program development using top-down design, pseudocode, structure charts, assertion testing, and on-line testing in every chapter.
presents case studies in the way an actual program is developed -- using stubs which are filled in as source code is developed.
discusses the whys and wherefores behind bad code that leads to incorrect programs.
includes hints on antibugging and debugging, assertion testing techniques for semantic consistency, and numbered program design rules to help readers write correct code which is easy to read.
contains numerous coded examples illustrating syntax, semantics, and mechanics of each newly presented Pascal construct.

Table of Contents

1. Computers and Programming.
2. Introduction to Coding.
3. Program Development.
4. Procedures.
5. Decision-Making.
6. Looping.
7. More Boolean Expressions and Introduction to Arrays.
8. Functions, Boolean Variables, and Enumerated Types.
9. Text Files and More String Processing.
10. More One-Dimensional Arrays.
11. Multi-Dimensional Arrays.
12. Records and Arrays of Records.
13. Data Abstraction.
14. Sets and Strings.
15. Recursion.
16. Binary Files and Pointers.