A beginner's guide to programming logic and design :comprehensive version \ Joyce Farrell
- London : Cengage learning, 2013.
- xxvi, 666 p.
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Includes index.
1. An Introduction to Programming. 2. Program Design Elements. 3. Structured Programming. 4. Decision-Making. 5. Creating Loops. 6. Using Arrays. 7. Using Files. 8. Handling Data. 9. Modularization. 10. An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming. 11. Advanced Object-Oriented Programming. 12. Events, Threads, and Animation. 13. The UML. 14. Using Databases. Appendices: A. Understanding Numbering Systems and Computer Codes. B. Flowchart Symbols. C. Structures. D. Solving Difficult Structuring Problems. E. Creating Print Charts. F. Two Variations on the Basic Structures--case and do-while.