Learn Pascal in Three Days

Name: Learn Pascal in Three Days
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ISBN: 9781556228056

ISBN-10: 1556228058

ISBN-13: 9781556228056

Edition: 3rd 2002

Authors: Sam A. Abolrous

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Learn Pascal in Three Days (3e.) is an update of one of the best-selling introductions to Pascal on the market for beginning programmers. The title is recognized as one of the best introductions to Pascal suitable for students or anyone wanting a solid foundation in structured programming. Pascal is considered an ideal programming language to begin programming because of its highly structured syntax.

Book details

List price: $42.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 9/11/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


About the Author



Hello Pascal



Your First Pascal Program


Comments


Program Heading


Syntax and Conventions



Displaying Text: Writeln, Write



Crunching Numbers


Integers and Real Numbers


Evaluation of Arithmetic Expressions



Using Variables


Variable Declaration


The Assignment Statement



Named Constants



Type Conversion: Round, Trunc



Reading from the Keyboard: Readln, Read



Formatting Output


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Language Elements



Standard Data Types and Functions



Numeric Data Types


Numeric Types in Turbo Pascal



Standard Arithmetic Functions


Example: The Power Function


Example: Grocery Store


Turbo Pascal Additional Functions



The Character Type: CHAR


Standard Functions for Characters


Strings in Standard Pascal



The String Type


Declaration of a String


The Length of a String



The Boolean Type


Simple Boolean Expressions


Compound Boolean Expressions


Turbo Pascal Operators


Precedence of Operators


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Decisions



Making Decisions



The Simple Decision: If-then


Example: Pascal Credit Card


Using Blocks



The If-then-else Construct



The Else-if Ladders


Example: A Character Tester



Nested Conditions


Example: Scores and Grades


Tips on the If-Else Puzzles



The Multiple Choice: Case


Example: A Vending Machine


Example: Number of Days in a Month



Unconditional Branching: GOTO


Repetition Loops



Turbo Pascal Features: Exit, Case-Else


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Loops



Looping



The For Loop


Example: Powers of Two


Example: The Average



Stepping Up and Stepping Down


Example: The Factorial



Nested Loops



The While Loop



The Repeat Loop


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Data Architecture



Ordinal Data Types


Enumerations


Subranges



The TYPE Section


Renaming Types


Naming User-Defined Types



Arrays as Data Structures



One-Dimensional Arrays


Example: Scores of One Student


Displaying Tabulated Results


Declaration of Arrays in the TYPE Section


Example: Sorting an Array



Two-Dimensional Arrays


Example: Scores of Students


Array Initialization


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Text Processing



Manipulating Text Data



Tips on OUTPUT Statements



Tips on INPUT Statements


Using READLN for Numeric Input


Using READ for Numeric Input


Using READ for Character Input


Using READLN for Character Input


Input of Mixed Types


Example: Scrambling Letters



Reading a Line of Text: EOLN


Example: Character Counter



Reading a File of Text: EOF


Example: Frequency Counter



String Manipulation


Tips on String Input/Output


Example: Sorting Names



String Functions and Procedures


LENGTH


CONCAT


COPY


POS


DELETE


INSERT


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Program Architecture



Programs and Subprograms



Procedures


Procedure Definition


Passing Values to Procedures


Passing Back Values from Procedures



Global and Local Variables


Example: Sorting Procedure



Functions



Tips on the Scope of Variables



Recursion


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Sets and Records



Sets



Set Declaration and Assignment


Rules and Restrictions



Set Operators and Operations


Union


Intersection


Difference


Tips on Using Set Operators


Relational Operators


Example: Text Analyzer



Records


Record Declaration


Accessing Fields


The WITH Statement



Nesting Records


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Files and Applications



Data Files



TEXT Files



Reading a TEXT File


File Variables


File Parameters


Opening a File for Input: RESET


Closing the File


File Input Procedures: READ, READLN


The EOF and EOLN Functions


Example: Disk-File Text Analyzer



Displaying a TEXT File


Reading a TEXT File as a Set of Strings


Reading Multiple Strings



Creating a TEXT File: REWRITE


File Output Procedures: WRITE, WRITELN


Example: Employee File


Example: Payroll



Non-TEXT Files


Example: Payroll System


Appending a File



Using the File Buffer Variable


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Using Variant Records



Variant Records



Example: Enhanced Payroll System



Deleting Records from the File



Updating Records



Enhance the Program Modularity


Suggestions


Summary


Exercises


Answers



Pointers and Linked Lists



Dynamic Memory Allocation



Pointers


Pointer Operations


Pointers to Records


Passing Pointers as Parameters



Basics of Linked Lists


List Declaration


Building a List


Reading a List


Example: A Linked List Demo


Storing Lists in Files


Reading Lists from Files


Example: A List of Records



Searching Lists



Deleting Nodes from Lists


Summary


Exercises


Answers


The Next Step



The ASCII Character Set



Reserved Words and Standard Identifiers



Answers to Drills


Index