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Tableo fC ontents
How toU seC omputLeerra ningL ab . . . . .i . . . . . . . .
SECTION1
Thef ollowiinngt roductainodnL esson1s- 12
showh ow toe nteprr ogramasn dh ow thec omputer
usess peciawlor dst od escriebaec hs tep.
Introdiuocntt oC ompuintg. . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
InstructiPoRnI:N T,G OTO
LineN umber:E NTER
ProgramR:U N,L IST
1.Matheniicaiatn. . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arithmeti+ c- :* I=
KeyboardI:N PUT
2.Coin Flippre....................11.................
Random NumberRsN:D (X)
DecisionIsF/: T HEN
3.GuessingG ant.e ... .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 1.7 . . . . . . . . .
.
ComparisoMnO:R E>, LESS<, EQUAL =
4.AveragCael cutloar.. . . . . . . . .2 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
PrograLmo op:F OR/NEXT
Formulas
5.Expressway. . . . . . . . . . . .2 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GraphicPsO:I NT( H,V)P,R INT( TAB)C,H R($)
SoundS:O UND(F,D)
MotionJ:O YSTICK(N)
6.CounintgM achine. . . . . . . . . . 3.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CountinFgO:R /NEXT/STEP
7.Kaldeiosco.p e. . . . . . . . . . 4.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GraphicSsE:T (H,V,C)
8.DecisionM aker.. . . . . . . . . . 4.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BranchinOgN: I G OTO
KeyboardI:N KEY$
9.AreaCa lcula..t o.r . . . . . . . . 5.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FormulasS,p eciaCla lculators
10.InetresCatl cula.t o. r. .. ... .. .. .. .. .6. 1.. . . . . . . . . .
PrintiTnagb lesR,o undinOgf fN umbers
IntegerIsN:T (X)
11. ColoinrgB ox .. . . . . . . . . . .6 .7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GraphicCsO:L OR,S HAPE
Doublleo opsF:O R/FOR,N EXT/ NEXT
12.Tinte Machnie. . . . . . . . . . . .7 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TimeD elayM,u ltipLlien es
ComparisoNnO:T EQUAL < >
SECTION 2
Lesson1s3 -2s2 howh ow yourc omputecra nb e
programmetdo c reatmea ny differkeinntd so f
gamese,d ucatiosnoaflt warmeu,s ica,n da rt.
13.Probialibty. . . . . . . . . . . .7 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RandomN umbersP,r obabilCiutryv es
14.Soritng. . . . . . . . . . . . .8 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ArraysD,a taP rocessiTnegc hniques
15.TemperatuCroen vrete.r. ..........1..0.3.........
FormulaSsp,e ciaCla lculators
16.Ciphe.r. ....................1.1.3....................
Programa ndG ame Design
17.MathT eacehr.. . . . . . . . . . 1.2 .5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TimeR esponsMeo nitoring®
18.Hangpeorns. ..............". ... ..1. 39... .. ... ... ...
StrinMga nipulatiGoanm,e Design
19.MusicT ecahe.r. ...................1. 5..5.........
.
MusicI nstructGiaomne,· D esign
20.CarC alcula.t o.r . . . . . . . . 1.7 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BranchinSgp,e ciaCla lculators
21.Grapichs. .........................1.8.3
.- . e • • • • • • • • •
VideoA rtG,r aphicCsh aracters
22.PlyaerPi ano. .................1.9.3...............
.
MusicaIln struments
SECTION3
Lesson2s3 -3i0 llustrpartoeg ramminggu ides
thacta nb ec opieadn du sedt oc reatmea ny
kindosf s oftwaqruei cklayn de asily.
23.Menu.s. ....................1.9.9....................
ProgramT itleasn dS tartiSncgr eens
24.PrograRme star.t..s .. .... . . . ... ...... .. . .. .2 0.3 . . .
ProgramE ndingwsi thA utomatiRce s1tart
25.Tinte Delay.s . . . . . . . . . .2 .0 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ControllTiinmge I ntervals
26.Inpu.t s. . . . . . . . . . . .2 0.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Usingt heK eyboartdo C ontroPlr ograms
27.Musica ndS oundE ffec.t.s. .........2.1.5.........
FromB acht oB ANG!
28.RounindgO ffN umber.s. ..........2..1.9.........
Makingt heD igitFsi tP;r intiDnogl larasn dS ense
29.Scoreboar.d.s. ...............2.2..1..........
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Who Won?
30.DynamicD ebguge.r. .... 223
.
Findinagn dF ixinPgr oblems
Buzzwor.d.s. .................. 229
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Index 231
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How toU seC omputerL earnnig Lab
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Thiisn teratcetaicvhesi ynsgt iesm nota nol ridkien baorkoy o rc lsas.
Thet exatn dt apseo ftwaarrdeee isgnesdp efciicaflolurys wei tahl l
versiooftn hsTe R S-C8o0l oCrom puteyro,ut re leviasnidao s nt,a ndard
audicoas setrteec ordTehrep. r ograymosue ntferro tmh tea peosr
frotmh kee yboaarpdp eoanrt hTeV a nda re itlhleu stroart ions
pictufroetrsh tee xt.
SECITON1 c ontaainni sn trodutcot iyoconou mrp utaenrd1 2s elf­
correctliensgs othnast syhoouhw o wB ASIwCo rdssu cahs P RINT
andG OTOa rue sed.
SECTIO2Ns howhso wy oucro mputer pcraong rbaem tmoec dra ete
gamess,ol vfeo rumlapsl,a myu sisco,ri tn foartmioann,dt eacEhac.h
lesson coan stofatiwneasxr aem palnede xperimteohn etlsyp o u
desiagnndw rityeo uorw np rograms.
SECITON3 i nclupdreorsga mminggu idaensdo thteoro tlhsa mta ke
writipnrgo graemass ifears,t aenrd, mofruen .
LookH eref oHre lp
Fromt imteot imyeo um ayr uni ntaos ituaytoiuod no ntu 'nderstora nd
ap roblyeomu dkonno'wth owt os ol.vC eheck thisn oswse oc tion
that wyiolkuln oww hahte lipsh ereI.fy our uni ntdoi fuflitccyh,e ck
thisse ctaigoani ann d sifey eo uc anf intdh aen sweHre.r aer e some
typipcraolb leamnsdt hesiorl iuotns:
ReversVei desoi mply metahnasyt o u'rtey pinwgi thl etteirnrs e ver-se
liglhett toenr sa bdaarckk groIuftn hdi.hs a ppetnhsce,o mputer
won'utn dersatnayntdh yionugt ypeT.oc hanfgreo nmo rmtaol
reverlseet tersc ha(nogrbe a tcoak g ani),preasnsdh olddo wtnh eI SHTIIF
( [Q] ).
key whyiolute y paez ero
0 and 0 lmoaoyak l itkoey oub,u tth lee tt0 earn dt hneu mbezre raor vee ry
diffetroey notu r compIufat nei rn.s truwcotnit'ow no rkc,h ecfko arn
0 wherae b0e lonAglss.bo e, cualrn eoft rteov ertshee num1ab nedr
thlee ttIe.r
Spacbeest weleent taenrdns u mbearrsne o ctr itiicnma ols itn stasn ce
wityho uCro loCro mputeYro.u c ane ntPeRrI NT2 +3 o re nter
PRINT2+a3n dt hceo mputweirla ln swe5r.W: e h avues esdp aciens
froonfta ndb ehianldcl o mmanwdo rdisnt heex apmlesT.h imsa kes
prograemass iteorr e ad.
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Howt oU seC omputLeerr aningL ab (coinntue)d
LinNeu mbemruss bte i nt hceo rrect nusmeeqruiecfnaoclyre o ur
progrtaomw orkY.o u cuasn1e0 ,2 0 ,3 0o r1 ,2 ,3 ,o r10 0,1 7 2 ,20 3 for
youlri nneu mberWse.w ritper ograwmistl hi nneu mbe1r0s,2 0,30,
etcs.ot hatth ewriel bler oofmo ard ditiionnsatlro uncstT.ih iwsa y,
youc ouladd dm orien strucntuimobnesr1 e4,d1 5,17 b etweleinn 1e0 s
and2 0.
Don'tU seL ET iny ouprr ograImfsy o.u a rfea milwiiatroh t her
versioofBn As SIyCo,u m ighttr uys inags tatemseunctah s L:ET A=5.
WitChO LORB ASICt,h weo rdLE Ti s nnoetc easrsya nds hounlodt
beu sedS.i mpluys eA=:5 .
HowI tW orks
Setciownist thh itsi tolcec ur thtrhobeuo gohkP .l eaisnec luodrre e fteor
thessee ctiwohnesn evyeoruw istho learno rum nodreer stand the
materiinag lr eatdeert ail.
Ify oua rien tereisnht oewd tLheera ninLgab d etects etryrpoifrnosgr,
exampyloeu,m ighwta ntto k now tshpaceti aslo ftwiasrr ee corodne d
eahc Secti1co anss etatleo,n wgi tthh per ograWmh.e n ylooduat hese
tapetsh,ce o mputreera dtshc eo mputperro gram iunts headlt e sson
ands torietis nm emoryA.f teerac hi nstruicstt iyopne d, and the
t:rNTER Ik eyi sp ressde, cthoem putceorm partehsie n puftro tmh e
keybaorwd itthh ceo rriencstt rucItfyi oouhn a.v mea dea t yping
errtohra wto ulpdr evetnhtpe r ogrfarmo rmu nnicnogr rectthley ,
computsehro wyso ut hmei staAkfet.ea cr orrpercotrg am hbaese n
typetdh,is sp eclsi oatfwar"ed ipspaerasa"n dy ou craunnl ,i sotr,
modiftyh e lesson.
The Sec1tt iaopnec so ntaitnhiisnm go nitorfienagt uwreer e
programbmyeJ di mA mlinga sismneb llya nguaHgeea .l saos issted
inc reatliensgs porno grasmpsef ciicadlelsyni egdt ob e claenader as y
tou nderstDaicnkda .n dJ imh avweo rkeadsa d esi/pgrnogramming
teaomn m anyo thperr ojeicntcsl,u dPiInNgB ALaLn,I ntsatn-Load
ProrgamP acfko r TtRhSe-0 C 8oloCro mputer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Spceiatlh antkos ABlil,lC ,h risCtoaplp,eE rt,t aJ,an ,J mi,L enane,
MartNya,t suPkaou,l aP,h ylliSsa,tT araan,d T om.
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