Logical Problem Solving: Before the Flowchart, with C++ and Visual Basic Applications

Robert Lamey

406 pages, parution le 17/12/2002

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Résumé

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. 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.

Straightforward rules introduced throughout the book-Reinforced and illustrated with many related problems.
Illustrate techniques for analyzing and solving a wide variety of problems. Also reinforce creative thinking.
Interesting and diverse problems-Include applications from finance, physics, math, and English as well as "entertaining" examples related to topics such as games.
Capture student attention.
Problems increase in complexity-Author revisits earlier problems when new rules are introduced, helping students better comprehend the problem in question.
As students gain experience, they learn how to build on the insight gained by each success and how new problems can be seen as adaptations or extensions of problems already solved.
Solutions to all problems in the book included in the discussion.
Students know what they are working toward.
Use of pseudocode and flowcharts.
Clarify plans for approaching each problem.
C++ and Visual Basic code used to implement the solution-Important sections of program code contain comments that relate it to the preceding pseudocode.
Students do not have to know how to program to follow the implementation of the programs, but the book can serve as a valuable main text in a course that precedes an introductory programming course or as supplement to introductory C++ or Visual Basic book.

Contents

Understanding the Problem
Repetition
Zeroing in on Solutions
Brute Force
Look-Up Tables
Simulations
Removing the Limits
Advanced Techniques
Epilog

Appendices

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Prentice Hall
Auteur(s)	Robert Lamey
Parution	17/12/2002
Nb. de pages	406
Format	17,8 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	585g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780130618825