Turbo PASCAL: Problem Solving and Program Design - Softcover

Koffman, Elliot B.; Maxim, Bruce R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201534665 ISBN 13: 9780201534665

Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1991

Synopsis

This is a web-update version of Elliot Koffman's Turbo Pascal book. The major change to this edition is that all of the code previously found on an accompanying disk is now located on the book's web site. The author has also included an additional chapter introducing students to the WWW and showing them the benefits of all it has to offer. By having students use the web site throughout the course, this book will make students more comfortable using the WWW for classwork and for their own interests.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Since the last revision of this book, there have been no new revisions to Turbo Pascal. However, there has been a vast increase in interest in the Internet and the World Wide Web. For that reason, we decided to u pdate this book by adding a chapter discussing the Internet and World Wide Web. This chapter explains how the Internet works and also tells students how to access the World Wide Web as a general resource and as a source of more information about this book. Students can download program files for this book directly from the book's website. The new Chapter 19 provides information on how to do this.

This textbook is intended for a first course in problem solving and program design using Turbo Pascal (version 7.0). It assumes no prior knowledge of computers or programming, and for most of its material, high school algebra is sufficient mathematics background. A limited knowledge of discrete mathematics, however, is desirable for certain sections.

This edition, like its predecessors, closely follows the recommendations of the ACM Computing Curricula Task Force for CS11 and CS22 and the ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Curriculum Task Force.3 We emphasize problem solving, abstraction, and software engineering throughout the text. New in This Update: Internet and World Wide Web Chapter

Chapter 19 provides an introduction to the Internet, discussing how the Internet works and how students can access the World Wide Web through a web browser. It also describes the use of search engines and demonstrates how students can access the website for the textbook to download program files through FTP. Finally, it discusses Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and shows students how to use it to create their own web documents. Problem Solving

The connection between good problem-solving skills and effective software development is established early in Chapter 1 (Overview of Computers and Programming). This chapter also introduces the Turbo Pascal integrated environment. The software development method, introduced in Chapter 2 (Problem Solving and Pascal), is used to solve the first case study and is applied consistently to all the case studies of the text.

Chapter 3 (Functions, Procedures, and Graphics) continues the emphasis on problem solving by discussing top-down design, divide-and-conquer, solution by analogy, and generalization of a solution. An important section of this chapter demonstrates how a Pascal program can be derived by editing the documentation that results from systematically following the software development method. Graphics

This edition contains an introduction to computer graphics. We describe Turbo Pascal's graphics procedures in Chapter 3 (Functions, Procedures, and Graphics), graphics animation in Chapter 6 (Modular Programming), and user interfaces in Chapter 9 (Software Engineering and Units). Software Engineering

The text covers many aspects of software engineering. Discussions of program style issues appear throughout in special displays. The concept of a program as a sequence of control structures is introduced early in Chapter 4 (Selection Control Structures: if and case Statements). Several chapters include sections that discuss algorithm tracing, debugging, and testing.

Chapter 9 (Software Engineering and Units) is a complete unit on software engineering. This chapter discusses the system/software life cycle (SLC), prototyping, and programming teams. The in-depth coverage of all phases of the SLC includes more discussion of informal techniques for program testing (e.g., glass box versus black box testing, integration testing, structured walkthroughs) and formal methods for program verification as well as a discussion of loop invariants. This chapter also reviews procedural abstraction and introduces data abstraction. At this point, we introduce Turbo Pascal units and use unit Crt to create a windowlike interface. We also show how to write your own units to implement procedure libraries and abstract data types. Chapter 9 concludes with a discussion of professional ethics. Procedural Abstraction

Although there is no universal agreement on when to introduce procedures and procedure parameters, most educators do agree on the following points: Procedures should be introduced as early as feasible, procedures should never process global variables (side effects), and procedure parameters are a difficult concept for students to understand. The approach taken in the text is to discuss the importance of program modularization and reusability in Chapter 3 by introducing the standard functions, structure charts, and procedures without parameters. The chapter motivates the use of procedures as program building blocks by showing some applications of procedures without parameters (for example, by displaying long lists of user instructions and drawing diagrams). Chapter 3 then discusses, in Section 3.5, the need for parameters and the limitations of procedures without parameters, thereby providing a foundation for the later study of parameters. Section 3.6 introduces Turbo Pascal's graphics procedures and demonstrates their use.

Chapter 6 (Modular Programming) completes the study of procedures and functions, covering all aspects of parameter lists. The chapter begins by discussing procedures with only value parameters, then value and variable parameters, and finally functions. An optional section at the end of the chapter introduces recursive functions.

Some instructors prefer to cover procedures with and without parameters together. To this end, you can easily rearrange the sequence of topic coverage. If you want to wait until Chapter 6 to cover procedures with and without parameters, defer Sections 3.4 and 3.5 until then. Conversely, if you want to cover procedure parameters earlier, cover Section 6.1 (introduction to parameter lists) right after Chapter 3 and cover Sections 6.2 and 6.3 (variable parameters, syntax of parameter lists) after completing the first three sections of Chapter 4 (control structures, Boolean expressions, and the if statement). Data Abstraction and Object-Oriented Programming

The software engineering chapter (Chapter 9) introduces data abstraction, providing the first example of an abstract data type (ADT). We introduce enumerated data types and show how to encapsulate a data type and its operators as a Turbo Pascal unit. Data abstraction and ADTs are used extensively in the advanced topics portion of the textbook, starting in Chapter 13.

Chapter 13 (Data Abstraction and Object-Oriented Programming) introduces Turbo Pascal objects and object-oriented programming (OOP) and includes a discussion of inheritance. Objects and OOP are also covered in Chapter 17 (Pointers and Linked Lists) and in Chapter 18 (Dynamic Data Structures). Interviews with Computer Scientists

A popular feature of the last edition was a collection of interviews with notable computer scientists (Adele Goldberg, David Patterson, and Patrick Winston, among others), which were placed throughout the text. These interviews alert beginning students to the breadth of the subject area, providing them with a description of issues of concern in several fields of computer science (for example, artificial intelligence, operating systems, databases, user interfaces) and some idea of the background preparation needed for success in these fields. We have updated these interviews and provided several new ones in the 5th edition. Coverage of Theoretical Concepts

This edition covers theoretical topics recommended by the curriculum committee report. An optional section in Chapter 7 introduces numerical computation and iterative approximations. Chapter 9 provides a discussion of program verification, focusing on assertions and loop invariants. Chapter 10 introduces searching and sorting of an array followed by a discussion of algorithm analysis and big-O notation. Pedagogical Features

We employ several pedagogical features to enhance the usefulness of this book as a teaching tool. Discussion of some of these features follows. Approximately one-third of all exercises, review questions, and programming projects are new to this edition.

End-of-Section Exercises: Most sections end with a number of self-check exercises, including exercises that require analysis of program fragments as well as short programming exercises. Answers to odd-numbered self-check exercises appear at the back of the book; answers to the rest of the exercises are provided in the Instructor's Manual.

End-of-Chapter Exercises: Each chapter ends with a set of quick-check exe

rcises and answers. Immediately following are chapter review questions, whose solutions appear in the Instructor's Manual.

End-of-Chapter Projects: Most end-of-chapter projects include one or two special programming project pairs in which the second of the pair requires a modification to the solution of the first project. Solutions to the first project in each pair are available from Addison-Wesley. All project solutions appear in the Instructor's Manual.

Examples and Case Studies: The text contains a large number and variety of programming examples. Whenever possible, examples contain complete programs or procedures rather than incomplete program fragments. Each chapter contains one or more substantial case studies that are solved following the software development method.

Syntax Displays: The syntax displays describe the syntax and semantics of each new Pascal feature and then provide examples. Several syntax diagrams appear in the body of the text; an appendix contains a complete collection of syntax diagrams.

Program Style Displays: The program style displays discuss issues of good programming style. Error Discussions and Chapter Review: Each chapter ends with a section that discusses common programming errors. Chapter reviews include a table of new Pascal constructs.
Coverage of Advanced Topics

The material in Chapters 1 through 12 normally will be covered in the first semester of a course in programming methods. The book contains six additional chapters that cover advanced topics normally studied in the second semester or in the first semester of an accelerated course. This material may be used as a reference for students continuing their study of computer science and, in some cases, may be used as the primary text for a second-semester course. There is certainly sufficient material for a two-quarter sequence. Advanced topics covered include: Data abstraction and object-oriented programming (Chapter 13)
Recursion (Chapter 14)
Sets and strings (Chapter 15)
External data structures: files (Chapter 16)
Pointers and linked lists (Chapter 17)
Dynamic data structures (Chapter 18)
Appendixes and Supplements

Appendixes: The text concludes with separate appendixes covering the Turbo Pascal environment, language elements, compiler directives, syntax diagrams, and the ASCII code.

Program Files: For case studies, all procedures and functions are incorporated in a single program file. Also available are files containing solutions to selected programming projects. These solutions serve as the starting point for follow-on projects. These files can be downloaded from Addison-Wesley's website and loaded into the Turbo Pascal environment. An icon like the one in the margin appears alongside each program module or project directing the reader to the website at awl/cseng/titles/0-201-35086-6/.

Instructor's Manual: An Instructor's Manual is available only through your Addison-Wesley sales representative. All material in the Instructor's Manual, plus test questions, solutions to programming projects, and transparency masters are available on-line. Acknowledgments

The principal reviewers for the fifth edition were most essential in suggesting improvements and finding errors. They include:

Martha Dinwiddie
University of Texas-Dallas

Michael Doran
University of Southern Alabama

Deborah Dunn
Texas A & M University

Mary Lou Hines
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Van Howbert
Colorado State University

Ivan Liss
Radford University

Charles Owen
Dartmouth College

Wayne Smith
Mississippi State University

Tim Thurman
University of Kansas

In addition to reviewing the manuscript, Charles Owen, Dartmouth College, contributed many exercises and projects new to this edition. Also, I would like to acknowledge the contributions of James C. Pleasant, Tennessee State University, to the section on program verification.

The information gathered by Addison-Wesley's market research department helped to shape the book's organization and pedagogy. I am grateful to the many teachers at the various colleges and universities who took part in telephone interviews or completed course surveys.

I would like to thank three Temple University students for their valuable contributions. Christian J. Polizzi tested and made corrections to all the programs, proofread and indexed the text, and also prepared solutions to exercises. Donna Chrupcala prepared solutions to exercises and made many improvements to exercises. Bill Jones provided several suggestions for graphics examples. The personnel at Addison-Wesley responsible for the production of this book worked diligently to meet a very demanding schedule. My editors, Lynne Doran Cote and Susan Hartman, were closely involved in all phases of this project. They have been ably assisted by Julie Dunn, who did an excellent job of coordinating the writing and reviewing process. The development editors, Elizabeth Zayatz and Marjorie Singer-Anderson, provided valuable suggestions for improving the textbook. Amy Willcutt supervised the production of the book. I am grateful to all of them for their fine work. Special Acknowledgment

I am extremely pleased to acknowledge the assistance that I received from my daughter, Robin Koffman, in writing the chapter on the Internet and World Wide Web. Robin is currently a computer science teacher at the Springside School, Chestnut Hill, PA. She teaches courses on the Internet, computer applications, and computer programming. She also prepares students for the College Board Advanced Placement Exam in Computer Science. Philadelphia, PA E.B.K.

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From the Back Cover

"By tapping into studentsi enthusiasm about the Web, this update will excite students as well as give them a strong introduction to programming. This new coverage explains the workings of the Internet and teaches students how to harness its information."
Elliot Koffman

Elliot Koffman's Turbo Pascal is a classic, proven introduction to programming and problem solving. Now, this special update of the fifth edition incorporates the exciting world of the Internet into your Introductory Programming course. In addition to a new chapter on the Internet and the World Wide Web, all of the code previously found on an accompanying disk is now located on the book's website. By having students use the website throughout the course, the book will help students become more comfortable using the Web for classwork and for their own interests. The rest of the text contains the same careful and thorough coverage of the topics found in the first course in programming plus many second semester topics.

Hallmark Features

• Conveys the relationship between problem-solving skills and effective software development by using the authoris classic five-step problem solving process.
• Covers computer graphics in Chapter 3, and provides examples of animation and user interfaces in later chapters to help motivate students.
• Introduces abstract data types and units in Chapter 9, and Turbo Pascal objects and object-oriented programming in Chapter 13. This coverage prepares students to study other languages which use the object-oriented paradigm.
• Reinforces key concepts with proven pedagogical features like programming style sections, syntax displays, end-of-section and end-of-chapter exercises, and more.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0201534665
• ISBN 13: 9780201534665
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 816