Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design is a language-independent introductory programming book that orients students to programming concepts and logic without assuming any previous programming experience. In the successful, accessible style of Tony Gaddis' best-selling texts, useful examples and detail-oriented explanations allow students to become comfortable with fundamental concepts and logical thought processes used in programming without the complication of language syntax. Students gain confidence in their program design skills to transition into more comprehensive programming courses. The book is ideal for a programming logic course taught as a precursor to a language-specific introductory programming course, or for the first part of an introductory programming course.

About the Author

Tony Gaddis is the lead author of the Starting Out withseries including Starting Out with Alice, C++, Java , Visual Basic(R) 2005, and C#. Gaddis teaches computer science courses at Haywood Community College in North Carolina. He previously taught programming for several corporations and government agencies, including NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Gaddis is a highly acclaimed instructor who was selected as the North Carolina Community College "Teacher of the Year" in 1994, and who received the Teaching Excellence award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development in 1997.

Table of Contents

Ch 1: Introduction to Computers and Programming Ch 2: Input, Processing, and Output Ch 3: Modules Ch 4: Decision Structures and Boolean Logic Ch 5: Repetition Structures Ch 6: Functions Ch 7: Input Validation Ch 8: Arrays Ch 9: Sorting and Searching Arrays Ch 10: Files Ch 11: Menu-Driven Programs Ch 12: Text Processing Ch 13: Recursion Ch 14: Object-Oriented Programming Ch 15: GUI Applications and Event-Driven Programming Appendix A: ASCII/Unicode Characters Appendix B: Flowchart Symbols Appendix C: Answers to Checkpoint Questions (on CD)