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Pascal at Work and Play

An Introduction to Computer Programming in Pascal

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  • © 1982

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  1. Richard S. Forsyth

    1. Polytechnic of North London, UK

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Pascal at Large

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-5

    3. Writing programs

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      Pages 6-15

    4. A preview of Pascal

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      Pages 16-28

    5. Declarations and types

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      Pages 29-35

    6. Assignment and expressions

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      Pages 36-42

    7. Simple input/output

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      Pages 43-54

    8. Looping and grouping

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      Pages 55-71

    9. Procedures and functions

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      Pages 72-85

    10. Arrays

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      Pages 86-104

    11. Files

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      Pages 105-126

    12. Sets and records

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      Pages 127-148

    13. Advanced topics

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      Pages 149-164

    14. Programming practice

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      Pages 165-178

  3. Pascal at Work

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Case study 1 (Sorting)

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      Pages 181-196

    3. Case study 2 (Finding the shortest path)

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      Pages 197-229

  4. Pascal at Play

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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    2. Case study 3 (Football simulation)

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      Pages 233-253
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About this book

This is both a first and a second level course in Pascal. It starts at an elementary level and works up to a point where problems of realistic complexity can be tackled. It is aimed at two audiences: on the one hand the computer professional who has a good knowledge of Cobol or Fortran but needs convincing that Pascal is worth learning, and on the other hand the amateur computer enthusiast who may have a smattering of Basic or may be an absolute beginner. Its approach is based on two principles that are not always widely recognized. The first is that computing is no longer a specialist subject. In the early days of computing a priesthood arose whose function was to minister to those awesome, and awesomely expensive, machines. Just as in the ancient world, when illiteracy was rife, the scribes formed a priestly caste with special status, so the programmers of yesteryear were regarded with reverence. But times are changing: mass computer­ literacy is on its way. We find already that when a computer enters a classroom it is not long before the pupils are explaining the finer points of its use to their teacher - for children seem to have greater programming aptitude than adults. This book, it is hoped, is part of that process of education by which the computer is brought down to earth; and therefore it attempts to divest computing of the mystique (and deliberate mystification) that still tends to surround the subject.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Polytechnic of North London, UK

    Richard S. Forsyth

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pascal at Work and Play

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Computer Programming in Pascal

  • Authors: Richard S. Forsyth

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3061-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Richard Forsyth 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-23380-7Published: 01 January 1982

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-3061-3Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 325

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Programming Techniques

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