Programming Fundamentals: Third Edition

Author: Robertson
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Most textbooks on programming currently available in the market are written specifically for programming languages such as PASCAL, BASIC, COBOL, and C. However, these textbooks tend to conceal the fundamental steps of developing specific programming algorithms and focus primarily on the syntax structures of advanced languages, failing to teach students the basic methods and principles of programming. This book employs structured programming techniques and pseudocode to develop specific algorithms, placing greater emphasis on the programming problems themselves. The book recommends pseudocode primarily because it is closer to actual program code, offers more flexible formatting options, and is more similar in syntax to most structured programming languages. The book is easy to understand, rich in examples, and uses a systematic and narrative approach that readers can easily grasp. It helps readers master the relevant basic content in a clear, step-by-step manner. This book is suitable for students of computer science and non-computer science majors in middle and high schools, as well as engineering technicians who are eager to learn computer programming or improve their programming skills. To facilitate the teaching and learning of English, a very flexible approach was adopted when introducing this textbook. It retains all the original content while translating key sections and providing annotations for important and difficult sentences, which helps students learn computer knowledge and English simultaneously, meeting the needs of the job market. The translators of this book are teachers with extensive teaching experience in higher education institutions. However, due to the rapid development of computer science and technology and the limitations of our abilities, this book is bound to have many shortcomings. We sincerely hope for criticism and corrections from all sectors of society and readers.