Programming Logic and Design, Comprehensive, 8th Edition

Prepare beginning programmers with the most important principles for developing structured program logic with Farrell’s highly effective PROGRAMMING LOGIC AND DESIGN, COMPREHENSIVE, 8E. This popular text takes a unique, language-independent approach to programming with a distinctive emphasis on modern conventions. The book’s clear, concise writing style eliminates highly technical jargon while introducing universal programming concepts and encouraging a strong programming style and logical thinking. Clear revised explanations utilize flowcharts, pseudocode, and diagrams to ensure even readers with no prior programming experience fully understand modern programming and design concepts. Farrell’s proven learning features help students gain a better understanding of the scope of programming today while common business examples help illustrate key points. Readers can use this proven book alone or paired with a language-specific companion text that emphasizes C++, Java or Visual Basic.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: An Overview of Computers and Programming
Chapter 2: Elements of High-Quality Programs
Chapter 3: Understanding Structure
Chapter 4: Making Decisions
Chapter 5: Looping
Chapter 6: Arrays
Chapter 7: File Handling and Applications
Chapter 8: Advanced Data Handling Concepts
Chapter 9: Advanced Modularization Techniques
Chapter 10: Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 11: More Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
Chapter 12: Event-Driven GUI Programming, Multithreading, and Animation
Chapter 13: System Modeling with the UML
Chapter 14: Using Relational Databases
Appendix A: Understanding Numbering Systems and Computer Codes
Appendix B: Solving Difficult Structuring Problems
Appendix C: Creating Print Charts
Appendix D: Two Variations on the Basic Structures-Case and Do-While