Structured Programming Using Turbo BASIC

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction The Development of the Discipline of Structured Programming The Development of Turbo BASIC Structured Programming in Turbo BASIC How to Use This Book Program Diskette for the BookChapter 1 Programming Environment Objectives Making a Work Disk Booting up Turbo BASIC Using Your Computer 1-1 Exploratory Activities Making a Working Diskette Booting up Turbo BASIC Loading a Program Saving a Program Editing Getting Help Exiting Turbo BASIC Printing Erasing a Program on Diskette 1-2 Concepts and Methods Summary of CommandsChapter 2 Graphics and the Action Block Objectives Points on the Screen The WINDOW and SCREEN Statements Using the PSET, LINE, and CIRCLE Statements The Action Block Studying Example Programs 2-1 Exploratory Activities 2-2 Concepts and Methods The Graphics Region Using the PSET, LINE and CIRCLE Statements The Action Block The INPUT and PRINT Statements Summary of Statements 2-3 Example Programs Example 1 - Drawing a Wagon Example 2 - Placing a Box 2-4 Exercises Review Questions ProblemsChapter 3 Top-Down Programming Objectives Top-Down Programming Developing the Main Routine from the Program Skeleton The Action Block Subroutines 3-1 Exploratory Activities 3-2 Concepts and Methods Top-Down Programming Developing the Main Routine from the Program Skeleton Subroutines and the Action Block The Importance of Structure and Style Summary of Statements 3-3 Example Programs Example 1 - Stick Figure Example 2 - Sailboat 3-4 Exercises Review Questions ProblemsChapter 4 Variables, Screen Formatting, and Arithmetic Objectives Using Variables in a Program Getting Information Into Your Program Getting Information Out of Your Program Arithmetic Operations in Turbo BASIC Using Parentheses in Turbo BASIC Understanding E Notation Studying Example Programs 4-1 Exploratory Activities 4-2 Concepts and Methods Using Variables Numeric Data Types The PRINT Statement Subroutines and Shared Variables Arithmetic in Turbo BASIC Parentheses E Notation The PRINT USING Statement (Optional) Summary of Statements 4-3 Example Programs Example 1 - Pricing Example 2 - Temperature Conversion 4-4 Exercises Review Questions ProblemsChapter 5 The Decision Block Objectives Learning the IF/END IF Decision Block Learning the Extended IF/END IF Decision Block Learning the SELECT CASE Decision Block Studying Example Programs 5-1 Exploratory Activities 5-2 Concepts and Methods The Standard Decision Block The SELECT CASE Decision Structure The Comparison Operators Compound Comparisons with Logical Operators Summary of Statements 5-3 Example Programs Example 1 - Vacation Car Rental Example 2 - The Quadratic Formula 5-4 Exercises Review Questions ProblemsChapter 6 The Loop Block Objectives Repeating an Action Block Counting Loops The FOR NEXT Loop The Standard Loop Block Studying Example Programs 6-1 Exploratory Activities 6-2 Concepts and Methods The Counting Loop The FOR/NEXT Loop The Standard Loop Block Other DO/LOOP Constructs Summary of Statements 6-3 Example Programs Example 1 - Finding the Average of a Set of Numbers