Programming in PASCAL

Defines PASCAL data expressions, repetitive statements, variable types, files, and data structures, and looks at how programs are written Preface to the Revised Edition Preface to the First Edition Contents Chapter 1: Programming Concepts 1.1 Programs 1.2 Structure 1.3 An Informal Introduction to PASCAL 1.4 Compilation and Execution 1.5 Representation and Examples Chapter 2: Data, Expressions and Assignments 2.1 Identifiers 2.2 Literals and Constants 2.3 Data 2.4 The Type Integer 2.5 The Type Real 2.6 The Type Boolean 2.7 The Type Char 2.8 Program Construction Exercises Chapter 3: Decision and Repetition 3.1 The IF Statement 3.2 The REPEAT Statement 3.3 The WHILE Statement 3.4 The FOR Statement Exercises Chapter 4: Procedures and Functions 4.1 Writing Procedures 4.2 Functions 4.3 Recursion 4.4 Non-Local Variables and Side-Effects 4.5 Pseudo-Random Numbers Exercises Chapter 5: Variable Types 5.1 Scalars 5.2 Subranges 5.3 Sets 5.4 Relationships Between Types 5.5 The CASE Statement 5.6 Program calculator Revisited Exercises Chapter 6: Structured Types 6.1 Arrays 6.2 Records Exercises Chapter 7: Files 7.1 Sequential Files 7.2 Text Files 7.3 Input and Output 7.4 Examples 7.5 Subfile Structure Exercises Chapter 8: Dynamic Data Structures 8.1 Pointers 8.2 Linked Lists 8.3 Example: Discrete Event Simulation 8.4 Trees Exercises Chapter 9: Advanced Topics 9.1 The GOTO Statement 9.2 Procedures and Functions as Parameters 9.3 Memory Allocation Exercises Chapter 10: Program Design 10.1 Program Development 10.2 Testing and Verification 10.3 Debugging 10.4 Example: A Cross-Reference Generator 10.5 An Appraisal of PASCAL Exercises Further Reading Appendix A: The Vocabulary of PASCAL A.1 Reserved Words A.2 Identifiers A.3 Punctuation Marks Appendix B: PASCAL Syntax Appendix C: A PASCAL Implementation C.1 Standard Types C.2 Arithmetic C.3 Standard Procedures and Functions C.4 Input and Output C.5 Files C.6 Segmented Files C.7 External Procedures C.8 Compiler Options Appendix D: Program Standards D.1 Program Description D.2 Comments D.3 Declarations D.4 Layout D.5 Portability D.6 Automatic Formatting Index Peter Grogono. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 309-322.