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PublisherPrentice Hall PTR

ISBN-100130618829

ISBN-139780130618825

eBay Product ID (ePID)1936926

Product Key Features

Number of Pages391 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLogical Problem Solving : before the Flowchart with C++ and Visual Basic Applications

Publication Year2001

SubjectProgramming Languages / C++, Programming Languages / Visual Basic

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers

AuthorRobert Lamey

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight20.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2001-021524

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal005.13/3

Table Of Content1. Understanding the Problem. In the Beginning. Including Common Information. Including Uncommon Information. Working Backwards. Working BackwardsA Ball is Dropped. 2. Repetition. The Power of the Personal Computer. The Falling Ball. The Penny Problem. Grade Point Average. Binary Conversion. Daily Compounded Interest. The Wall Problem. Superfly. MacLaurin Series Expansions. 3. Zeroing in on Solutions. Strategic Guessing. Calculating Square Roots. Improved Strategic GuessingNewton-Raphson Method. The Ladder Problem. The Unsolvable Equation. 4. Brute Force. Non-Strategic Guessing. The Liars Problem. The Comedians' Hats. Prime Numbers. Searching Routines. Sorting Routines. Combining Searching and Sorting. 5. Look-Up Tables. The Look-Up Table. The Understood Look-Up Table. The Unsolvable Problem. 6. Simulations. Probabilities. Calculating the Odds. The "What if" Scenario. Geometric Probability. Integral Calculus. 7. Removing the Limits. Limitations in Accuracy. Limitations in Scope. Limitations in Conditions. Elimination of the Random Number Bias. Limitations in Options. Limitations in Utility. 8. Advanced Techniques. Error Trapping. Handling Input. The Advantages of Objects. Recursion. 9. Epilog. Rule Zero. Appendices. A. The Rules. B. Derivation of the Ellipse Formula. C. Integration of the Ellipse Formula. D. Probability Calculations for Winning a Game of Craps. E. ASCII Table. Index.

SynopsisFor undergraduate courses in problem solving or programming logic found in departments of Computer Science, CIS, MIS, IT and Business. Also appropriate as a supplementary text for introductory C++ and Visual Basic courses. Logical Problem Solving: Before the Flowchart with C++ and Visual Basic Applications teaches students how to best attack a wide variety of problems that they have not previously been taught to solve. It focuses on techniques for developing the logic required to solve problems and how that logic is translated into writing effective computer programs. The author uses a consistent structure throughout the book of introducing a problem and formulating the solution based on a set of rules for creative problem solving. The solution is then represented first in pseudocode, then in a flowchart, then in C++ and finally in Visual Basic. This approach provides students with a strong foundation in problem solving that will benefit them in areas of study beyond programming., For undergraduate courses in problem solving or programming logic found in departments of computer science, CIS, MIS, IT and business. Also appropriate as a supplementary text for introductory C++ and Visual Basic courses., This book shows readers how to best attack a wide variety of problems that they may not have previously solved. It focuses on techniques for developing the logic required to solve problems and how that logic is translated into writing effective computer programs. The author uses a consistent structure throughout the book of introducing a problem and formulating the solution based on a set of rules for creative problem solving. The solution is then represented first in pseudocode, then in a flowchart, then in C++ and finally in Visual Basic. This approach provides readers with a strong foundation in problem solving that will benefit them in areas beyond programming.

LC Classification NumberQA76.73.C153L346