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Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design, Second Edition, 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.
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.
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Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design is a language-independent book that introduces students to programming concepts and logic. As with all best-selling books by Tony Gaddis, this book's useful examples and detail-oriented explanations help students become comfortable with the fundamental concepts and logical thought processes used in programming. This book gives students the confidence to transition into more comprehensive programming courses.
It is ideal for use in a programming logic course taught as a precursor to a language-specific introductory programming course, or in the first part of an introductory programming course.
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- A language independent approach allows students to gain confidence and build skills before moving on to a loanguage-specific course.
- Contemporary coverage and Gaddis' acclaimed writing style appeal to today's students.
- Program design, modules, selection structures, and repetition structures - key topics that beginners must master - are covered gradually and explained with multiple examples.
- Functions are covered early but with enough flexibility to be discussed later.
- Menu-driven programming and input validation are covered in separate chapters, allowing instructors to use what they want, when they want.
- The "Getting Started with Alice" appendix presents an overview of the Alice programming environment.
Compatible Language Books in the Gaddis Series
Tony Gaddis' best-selling Starting Out With series provides accessible, detailed presentations of programming concepts, using an approach that increases confidence and competence in novice programmers.
The Starting Out With series includes books that meet most course and teaching styles. Titles include Starting Out with Alice, C++, Java™, Visual Basic®2005, and C#. Visit www.aw.com/gaddisbooks for more information.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Pricy, but Solid, Mar 19 2011
By Charlotte A. Hu - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (Paperback)
It's hard to find a tech book that is readable. But every time I have problems understanding something from another source and go back to this book, I'm stunned by its readability and clarity.I enrolled in an online community college course that had a 31-page pamphlet written presumably by a college employee. I read it and it had a lot of weird, useless info in the text. Here's a sample segment of the text: "I have seen the many changes in the size of programs and the number of programmers on a project. I used to teach how to make flowcharts. I realize that they lead to confusing code because many programmers do not use them properly."
The course's textbook struck me as rambling and lacking linear qualities. Since I really want to absorb the concepts in programming, I thought I might look for something more complete. I chose this book because on the day I purchased it and still today, it was at the top of computer logic books according to Amazon's rating system:
#2 in Books > Computers & Internet > Programming > Software Design, Testing & Engineering > Logic
#1 was Introduction to Microelectronic Fabrication -- not exactly what I was looking for.
The goes a bit too basic at times, explaining the obvious, but I won't fault it for that. It needs to be all things to all newbies. I like the examples, the flow, the linear and fluid quality of the text. I am consuming it on my kindle by listening to the text to speech function. If it had an audible.com version, I would have purchased that instead. Thank heaven this text is on kindle. Really all textbooks should be on Kindle and Nook. No one needs more help lugging around heavy tomes than college and university students. It's the 21st century. We really shouldn't need to kill trees for texts any more.
Thanks for the electronic enlightenment.
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Good start on theory..., Nov 16 2010
By Ryan McBride - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (Paperback)
This book would be a good read for first timer programmers and people interested on breaking into the programming field. I read this book for a computer science class at DeVry and it does a good job of simplifying the concepts and ideas behind learning a programming language. This is a neutral book with no references to actual languages.
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Great for Beginners, April 29 2010
By Harveaux - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (Paperback)
I have read several books on "Programming for Beginners" and this is by far the BEST and easiest to understand. It's clear and exact in its presentation, and its progression is well thought-out and methodical. My college instructor used this book along with the free programming software, Raptor, and Visual Basic (not so free). The book was a great teaching tool to accompany those two programming environments.
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