Learn to program with Scratch : a visual introduction to programming with games, art, science, and math / by Majed Marji ; publisher William Pollock ; production editor Alison Law ; cover illustration Tina Salameh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marji, Majed, author.

Contributor:

Pollock, William, publisher.

Law, Alison, editor.

Salameh, Tina, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scratch (Computer program language).

Computer programming.

Video games--Programming.

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : No Starch Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

By offering a methodical guide to all of Scratch's surprisingly powerful features, Learn to Program with Scratch gives you a firm grasp on the fundamental principles of programming in any language.

Contents:

Intro

Learn to Program with Scratch: A Visual Introduction to Programming with Games, Art, Science, and Math

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Whom This Book Is For

A Note to the Reader

Features

Organization of This Text

Conventions Used

Online Resources

Errata and Updates

1. Getting Started

What Is Scratch?

Scratch Programming Environment

The Stage

Sprite List

Blocks Tab

Scripts Area

Costumes Tab

Sounds Tab

Backdrops Tab

Sprite Info

Toolbar

Paint Editor

Setting the Center of an Image

Setting Transparent Color

Your First Scratch Game

Step 1: Prepare the Backdrop

Step 2: Add the Paddle and Ball

Step 3: Start the Game and Get Your Sprites Moving

Step 4: Spice It Up with Sound

Scratch Blocks: An Overview

Arithmetic Operators and Functions

Arithmetic Operators

Random Numbers

Mathematical Functions

Summary

Problems

2. Motion and Drawing

Using Motion Commands

Absolute Motion

Relative Motion

Other Motion Commands

Pen Commands and Easy Draw

The Power of Repeat

Rotated Squares

Exploring with Stamp

Scratch Projects

Get the Money

Catching Apples

More on Cloned Sprites

3. Looks and Sound

The Looks Palette

Changing Costumes to Animate

Sprites That Speak and Think

Image Effects

Size and Visibility

Layers

The Sound Palette

Playing Audio Files

Playing Drums and Other Sounds

Composing Music

Controlling Sound Volume

Setting the Tempo

Dancing on Stage

Fireworks

4. Procedures

Message Broadcasting and Receiving

Sending and Receiving Broadcasts

Message Broadcasting to Coordinate Multiple Sprites

Creating Large Programs in Small Steps.

Creating Procedures with Message Broadcasting

Building Your Own Block

Passing Parameters to Custom Blocks

Using Nested Procedures

Working with Procedures

Breaking Programs Down into Procedures

Building Up with Procedures

5. Variables

Data Types in Scratch

What's in the Shape?

Automatic Data Type Conversion

Introduction to Variables

What Is a Variable?

Creating and Using Variables

The Scope of Variables

Changing Variables

Spider Web

Pinwheel

Variables in Clones

Displaying Variable Monitors

Using Variable Monitors in Applications

Simulating Ohm's Law

Demonstrating a Series Circuit

Visualizing a Sphere's Volume and Surface Area

Drawing an n-Leaved Rose

Modeling Sunflower Seed Distribution

Getting Input from Users

Reading a Number

Reading Characters

Performing Arithmetic Operations

6. Making Decisions

Comparison Operators

Evaluating Boolean Expressions

Comparing Letters and Strings

Decision Structures

The if Block

Using Variables as Flags

The if/else Block

Nested if and if/else Blocks

Menu-Driven Programs

Logical Operators

The and Operator

The or Operator

The not Operator

Using Logical Operators to Check Numeric Ranges

Guess My Coordinates

Triangle Classification Game

Line Follower

Equation of a Line

Other Applications

7. Repetition: A Deeper Exploration of Loops

More Loop Blocks in Scratch

The repeat until Block

Building a forever if Block

Stop Commands

Ending a Computational Loop

Validating User Input

Counters

Check a Password

Counting by a Constant Amount

Revisiting Nested Loops

Recursion: Procedures that Call Themselves

Analog Clock

Bird Shooter Game.

Free-Fall Simulation

Projectile Motion Simulator

8. String Processing

Revisiting the String Data Type

Counting Special Characters in a String

Comparing String Characters

String Manipulation Examples

Igpay Atinlay

Fix My Spelling

Unscramble

Shoot

Binary to Decimal Converter

Hangman

Fraction Tutor

9. Lists

Lists in Scratch

Creating Lists

List Commands

Add and Delete

Insert and Replace

Accessing List Elements

The Contains Block

Bounds Checking

Dynamic Lists

Filling Lists with User Input

Creating a Bar Chart

Numerical Lists

Finding Min and Max

Finding the Average

Searching and Sorting Lists

Linear Search

Frequency of Occurrence

Bubble Sort

Finding the Median

The Poet

Quadrilateral Classification Game

Math Wizard

Flower Anatomy Quiz

A. Sharing and Collaboration

Creating a Scratch Account

Using the Backpack

Creating Your Own Project

Starting a New Project

Remixing a Project

The Project Page

Sharing Your Project

About the Online Resources

Updates

Index

Copyright.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781593275785

1593275781

9781457185328

1457185326

OCLC:

878139244