Course Outline

 

Topic	Class Notes
Overview of Computers and Programming Electronic Computers, Then and Now. Introduction to Computer Hardware. Problem Solving and Programming. Overview of Programming Languages. Processing a High-Level Language Program.	Download
Problem Solving and Pascal The Software Development Method. Applying the Software Development Method. Overview of Pascal, Reserved Words, and Identifiers. Data Types and Declarations. Executable Statements. General Form of a Pascal Program. Arithmetic Expressions. Formatting Program Output. Debugging and Program Errors.	Download
Functions and Procedures Building Programs from Existing Information. Functions ( Abs, ArcTan, Cos, Exp, Ln, Round, Sin, Sqr, Sqrt, Trunc, Succ, Pred, Ord, Chr ).	Download
Selection Structure: If and Case Statements Control Structures. Boolean Expressions. The IF Statement. Syntax Diagram. If Statement with Compound Statements. Decision Steps in Algorithms Nested If Statements and Multiple- Alternative Decisions. The Case Statement. Common Program Errors.	Download
Repetition: While, For, and Repeat Statements The While Statement. Using Loops to Accumulate Sums. Event Controlled Loops. Loop Design. The For Statement. The Repeat Statement. Nested Loops. Difference between While, For, and Repeat. Debugging and Testing Programs. Common Program Errors.	Download