Learn to program with small basic : an introduction to programming with games, art, science, and math / by Majed Marji and Ed Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marji, Majed, author.

Price, Ed, 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

BASIC (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : No Starch Press, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A fun introduction to programming with Small Basic for kids and other beginners.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

About the Authors

Brief Contents

Contents in Detail

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book?

What's in This Book?

Online Resources

A Note to the Reader

Chapter 1: Introducing Small Basic

What Is a Computer?

What Is a Computer Program?

What Is Small Basic?

The Vision of Small Basic

The Basics of Small Basic

The Small Basic Language

The Small Basic Library

The Small Basic Development Environment

Installing Small Basic

The Small Basic IDE

Opening and Saving Your Work

Sharing Your Work and Importing Games

Copy and Paste

Undo and Redo

Running Your Program and Graduating

Writing and Running Your First Program

Objects and Methods

Naming Your Programs

Files Generated by Small Basic

Helping Hands: IntelliSense and Syntax Coloring

Drawing with Small Basic

Try It Out 1-1

Programming Challenges

Chapter 2: Getting Started

The Parts of a Program

Comments and Statements

Characters and Strings

Arguments and Methods

Try It Out 2-1

Exploring Other Features

Case Sensitivity

Sequential Execution

Displaying Numbers and Doing Math

Joining Strings

Try It Out 2-2

Object Properties

Setting and Changing Property Values

Working with Properties

Try It Out 2-3

Arithmetic Operators

Try It Out 2-4

Programming Errors

Syntax Errors

Logic Errors

Runtime Errors

Chapter 3: Drawing Basics

The Graphics Coordinate System

Drawing Lines

Drawing Shapes

Triangles

Try It Out 3-1

Rectangles and Squares

Try It Out 3-2

Ellipses and Circles

Pen Size and Color

Pen Width and Shape Size

Try It Out 3-3

Drawing Text

Inserting Images

Chapter 4: Using Variables.

What's a Variable?

The Basics of Using Variables

Assigning Expressions to Variables

Passing Variables to Methods

Changing the Value of a Variable

Using Spaces for Readability

Try It Out 4-1

Rules for Naming Variables

Say What You Mean

Find the Right Length

Stick with Your Style

Let IntelliSense Work for You

Avoid Naming Variables After Methods and Objects

Try It Out 4-2

Simplifying Expressions

Try It Out 4-3

Using Variables to Solve Problems

Try It Out 4-4

Two Kinds of Data

Global Variables

Try It Out 4-5

Chapter 5: Drawing Shapes with Turtle Graphics

Meet the Turtle

Moving the Turtle

Absolute Motion

Relative Motion

Coloring Your Steps

Controlling Your Speed

Try It Out 5-1

Introducing the For Loop

Try It Out 5-2

Drawing Regular Polygons

A Star Is Born

Try It Out 5-3

Creating Polygon Art Using Nested Loops

Try It Out 5-4

Endless Graphics

Try It Out 5-5

Chapter 6: Getting User Input

Talking to the Computer

Your Number, Please?

Introducing Yourself to Your Computer

Writing Prompts for Input

A Moment of Silence, Please (Pause)

Working with User Input

Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius

Try It Out 6-1

Averaging Numbers

Reading Text

Try It Out 6-2

Chapter 7: Empowering Programs with Math

Exponent Methods

SquareRoot() and Good Old Pythagoras

Powerful Powers

Try It Out 7-1

Rounding Methods

Traditional Rounding

Rounding to the Nearest Hundredth

Try It Out 7-2

Abs(), Min(), and Max() Methods

Try It Out 7-3

The Remainder() Method

Try It Out 7-4

Random Numbers

Try It Out 7-5

Trigonometric Methods

Try It Out 7-6

Chapter 8: Making Decisions with If Statements.

The If Statement

Relational Operators

Try It Out 8-1

Complex If Conditions

Try It Out 8-2

Comparing Strings

The If/Else Statement

Try It Out 8-3

Nested If and If/Else Statements

Try It Out 8-4

The Goto Statement

Try It Out 8-5

Chapter 9: Using Decisions to Make Games

The If/ElseIf Ladder

Letter Grades

The Bug on the Ladder

Try It Out 9-1

Let's Get Logical

Logical Operators in the Zoo

The And Operator

The Or Operator

The Cosmic Order of Evaluation

Try It Out 9-2

The Shapes Object

Try It Out 9-3

Create a Game: Guess My Coordinates

Step 1: Open the Startup File

Step 2: Set Up the Game

Step 3: Hide the Star

Step 4: Let the User Guess

Try It Out 9-4

Chapter 10: Solving Problems with Subroutines

Why Use Subroutines?

Writing Subroutines

Try It Out 10-1

Subroutine Input and Output

Try It Out 10-2

Nesting Subroutines

Try It Out 10-3

Create a Dragon Game

Step 2: Write the SetUp() Subroutine

Step 3: Add a Bit of Chance

Step 4: Let the Player Know What's Going On

Step 5: Get the Player in the Game with GetChoice()

Step 6: Process the Player's Choice

Step 7: Add Motion with MoveKnight()

Step 8: Shoot Arrows with ShootArrow()

Step 9: Swing the Sword with StabDragon()

Step 10: Breathe Fire

Try It Out 10-4

Chapter 11: Event-Driven Programming

GraphicsWindow Events

Create Patterns with the MouseDown Event

Try It Out 11-1

Fire Missiles with the KeyDown Event

Try It Out 11-2

Make a Typewriter Using the TextInput Event

Try It Out 11-3

Draw Pictures with the MouseMove Event

Try It Out 11-4

Useful Tips

Create a Gold Rush Game

Step 1: Open the Startup File.

Step 2: Move the Turtle

Step 3: Move the Bag of Gold

Step 4: Update the User's Score

Try It Out 11-5

Chapter 12: Building Graphical User Interfaces

Design a User Interface with the Controls Object

Step 1: The Design Phase

Step 2: Program Interactivity

Try It Out 12-1

Make a Colorful Drawing Program

Try It Out 12-2

Explore Circuits with Code

Step 2: Add the Main Code

Step 3: Toggle the Switch

Step 4: Respond to Changes

Step 5: Update the Program's Interface

Try It Out 12-3

Program Your Own Image Viewer

Try It Out 12-4

Chapter 13: Repeating For Loops

The For Loop

Try It Out 13-1

Magical Moving Text

Try It Out 13-2

Adding 'em Up

Try It Out 13-3

Formatting Your Output

Try It Out 13-4

Drawing All Kinds of Lines

Try It Out 13-5

Changing the Step Size

Counting Down by Twos

Making a Fractional Step

Try It Out 13-6

Nested Loops

Tessellating for Fun

Try It Out 13-7

Multiple Nesting Levels

Try It Out 13-8

Chapter 14: Creating Conditional While Loops

When to Use While Loops

Writing a While Loop

Try It Out 14-1

Validating Your Inputs

Try It Out 14-2

Infinite Loops

Try It Out 14-3

Create a Rock-Paper-Scissors Game

Step 2: Add the MouseDown Handler

Step 3: Switch the Images

Step 4: Announce the Winner

Try It Out 14-4

Chapter 15: Grouping Data in One-Dimensional Arrays

Getting Started with Indexed Arrays

Array Basics

Initializing Arrays

Try It Out 15-1

Filling Arrays with a For Loop

Constant Initialization

Random Initialization

Formula Initialization

User Initialization

Try It Out 15-2

Displaying Arrays.

Try It Out 15-3

Processing Arrays

Finding the Sum

Finding the Maximum Element

Using String Values in Arrays

Try It Out 15-4

Saving Records

Using Indexed Arrays

Random Selection

A Magic 8 Ball

Try It Out 15-5

Create the Catch Apples Game

Step 2: Add the Apples

Step 3: Position the Apples

Step 4: Move the Apples

Step 5: Catch or Miss

Try It Out 15-6

Chapter 16: Storing Data with Associative Arrays

Associative Arrays

Putting Associative Arrays to Use

Days in French

Try It Out 16-1

Storing Records

Try It Out 16-2

The Array Object

Is It an Array?

How Big Is an Array?

Does It Have a Particular Index?

Does It Have a Particular Value?

Give Me All the Indices

Try It Out 16-3

Your Computer the Poet

Step 2: Set Up the Graphical User Interface

Step 3: Respond to Button Clicks

Step 4: Write the Poem's First Line

Step 5: Write the Poem's Second and Third Lines

Try It Out 16-4

Chapter 17: Expanding to Higher-Dimension Arrays

Two-Dimensional Arrays

A Random Matrix

Try It Out 17-1

A Matrix with User Input

Animated Squares

Try It Out 17-2

Using String Indices

Try It Out 17-3

Going Interactive

Try It Out 17-4

Common Operations on Numerical 2D Arrays

Step 1: Add All Elements

Step 2: Find the Sum of Each Column

Try It Out 17-5

Arrays of Three or More Dimensions

Try It Out 17-6

Create a Treasure Map Game

Step 2: Create the GUI Elements

Step 3: Start a New Game

Step 4: Create a New Treasure Map

Step 5: Draw Objects on the Map

Step 6: Show the Player's Location

Step 7: Handle Button Clicks

Try It Out 17-7

Programming Challenges.

Chapter 18: Advanced Text Magic.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781457198854

1457198851

9781593277758

159327775X

9781593277024

1593277024

OCLC:

985912319