Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction to Computers and Programming
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Hardware
1.3 How Computers Store Data
1.4 How a Program Works
1.5 Types of Software
Review Questions

Chapter 2 Input, Processing, and Output
2.1 Designing a Program
2.2 Output, Input, and Variables
2.3 Variable Assignment and Calculations
In the Spotlight: Calculating a Percentage
In the Spotlight: Calculating an Average
In the Spotlight: Converting a Math Formula to a Programming Statement
2.4 Variable Declarations and Data Types
2.5 Named Constants
2.6 Hand Tracing a Program
2.7 Documenting a Program
In the Spotlight: Using Named Constants, Style Conventions, and Comments
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 3 Modules
3.1 Introduction to Modules
3.2 Defining and Calling a Module
In the Spotlight: Defining and Calling Modules
3.3 Local Variables
3.4 Passing Arguments to Modules
In the Spotlight: Passing an Argument to a Module
In the Spotlight: Passing an Argument by Reference
3.5 Global Variables and Global Constants
In the Spotlight: Using Global Constants
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 4 Decision Structures and Boolean Logic
4.1 Introduction to Decision Structures
In the Spotlight: Using the If-Then Statement
4.2 Dual Alternative Decision Structures
In the Spotlight: Using the If-Then-Else Statement
4.3 Comparing Strings
4.4 Nested Decision Structures
In the Spotlight: Multiple Nested Decision Structures
4.5 The Case Structure
In the Spotlight: Using a Case Structure
4.6 Logical Operators
4.7 Boolean Variables
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 5 Repetition Structures
5.1 Introduction to Repetition Structures
5.2 Condition-Controlled Loops: While, Do-While, and Do-Until
In the Spotlight: Designing a While Loop
In the Spotlight: Designing a Do-While Loop
5.3 Count-Controlled Loops and the For Statement
In the Spotlight: Designing a Count-Controlled Loop with the For Statement
5.4 Calculating a Running Total
5.5 Sentinels
In the Spotlight: Using a Sentinel
5.6 Nested Loops
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 6 Functions
6.1 Introduction to Functions: Generating Random Numbers
In the Spotlight: Using Random Numbers
In the Spotlight: Using Random Numbers to Represent Other Values
6.2 Writing Your Own Functions
In the Spotlight: Modularizing with Functions
6.3 More Library Functions
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 7 Input Validation
7.1 Garbage In, Garbage Out
7.2 The Input Validation Loop
In the Spotlight: Designing an Input Validation Loop
7.3 Defensive Programming
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 8 Arrays
8.1 Array Basics
In the Spotlight: Using Array Elements in a Math Expression
8.2 Sequentially Searching an Array
8.3 Processing the Contents of an Array
In the Spotlight: Processing an Array
8.4 Parallel Arrays
In the Spotlight: Using Parallel Arrays
8.5 Two-Dimensional Arrays
In the Spotlight: Using a Two-Dimensional Array
8.6 Arrays of Three or More Dimensions
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 9 Sorting and Searching Arrays
9.1 The Bubble Sort Algorithm
In the Spotlight: Using the Bubble Sort Algorithm
9.2 The Selection Sort Algorithm
9.3 The Insertion Sort Algorithm
9.4 The Binary Search Algorithm
In the Spotlight: Using the Binary Search Algorithm
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 10 Files
10.1 Introduction to File Input and Output
10.2 Using Loops to Process Files
In the Spotlight: Working with Files
10.3 Using Files and Arrays
10.4 Processing Records
In the Spotlight: Adding and Displaying Records
In the Spotlight: Searching for a Record
In the Spotlight: Modifying Records
In the Spotlight: Deleting Records
10.5 Control Break Logic
In the Spotlight: Using Control Break Logic
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 11 Menu-Driven Programs
11.1 Introduction to Menu-Driven Programs
11.2 Modularizing a Menu-Driven Program
11.3 Using a Loop to Repeat the Menu
In the Spotlight: Designing a Menu-Driven Program
11.4 Multiple-Level Menus
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 12 Recursion
12.1 Introduction to Recursion
12.2 Problem Solving with Recursion
12.3 Examples of Recursive Algorithms
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 13 Object-Oriented Programming
13.1 Procedural and Object-Oriented Programming
13.2 Classes
13.3 Using the Unified Modeling Language to Design Classes
13.4 Finding the Classes and Their Responsibilities in a Problem
In the Spotlight: Finding the Classes in a Problem
In the Spotlight: Determining Class Responsibilities
13.5 Inheritance
13.6 Polymorphism
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Chapter 14 GUI Applications and Event-Driven Programming
14.1 Graphical User Interfaces
14.2 Designing the User Interface for a GUI Program
In the Spotlight: Designing a Window
14.3 Writing Event Handlers
In the Spotlight: Designing an Event Handler
Review Questions
Programming Exercises

Appendices
Appendix A Getting Started with Alice (located on the CD that accompanies this book)
Appendix B ASCII/Unicode Characters
Appendix C Flowchart Symbols
Appendix D Answers to Checkpoint Questions (located on the CD that accompanies this book)

Index