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Wanda P Dann, Randy Pausch

Learning to Program with Alice

Name: Learning to Program with Alice
Author: Wanda P Dann

E-book Engels 2011 9780133001808

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Learning to Program with Alice, 3e is appropriate for all one-semester pre-CS1 and computer literacy courses, and for integration into the first weeks of many introductory CS1 courses. It also serves as a useful how-to guide for introductory programmers interested in learning Alice

Alice was designed to make programming concepts easier to teach and learn. In the Third Edition of Learning to Program with Alice, Alice’s creators offer a complete full-color introduction to the interactive Alice programming environment. The authors make extensive use of program visualization to establish an easy, intuitive relationship between program constructs and the 3D graphics animation action in Alice. Readers discover how Alice blends traditional problem-solving techniques with Hollywood-style storyboarding. Fundamental object-oriented programming concepts and language syntax are taught independently. Programming concepts can be taught from either an objects-first or an objects-early approach, with an optional early introduction to events. The book’s Java-like syntax allows students to view their program code, simplifying their transitions to Java, C++, C#, or other object-oriented languages. This new edition includes over 60% revised exercises and a "sneak peek" at Alice 3.0.

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ISBN13:9780133001808

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:e-book

Uitgever:Pearson Education

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Foreword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xxi About the Authors xxiii   Part I: Introduction to Alice 1   1 Getting Started with Alice 3 1-1 Introduction to Alice 3 1-2 Alice Concepts 8   Tips & Techniques 1: Special Effects: Text and 2D Graphic Images 15   Summary 18   Exercises 19 2 Program Design and Implementation 22 2-1 Scenarios and Storyboards 22 2-2 A First Program 29   Tips & Techniques 2: Orientation and Movement Instructions 43   Summary 57   Exercises 59 3 Programming: Putting Together the Pieces 62 3-1 Built-in Functions and Expressions 63 3-2 Simple Control Structures 68   Tips & Techniques 3: Camera and Animation Controls 76   Summary 81   Exercises 83   Part II: Object-Oriented and Event-Driven Programming Concepts 87   4 Classes, Objects, Methods and Parameters 89 4-1 World-Level Methods 91 4-2 Parameters 100 4-3 Object-Level Methods and Inheritance 110   Tips & Techniques 4: Visible and Invisible Objects 121   Summary 127   Exercises and Projects 129 5 Interaction: Events and Event Handling 140 5-1 Interactive Programming 140 5-2 Parameters and Event Handling Methods 147   Tips & Techniques 5: Creating Your Own People Models 156   Summary 158   Exercises and Projects 159   Part III: Using Functions and Control Statements 171   6 Functions and If/Else 173 6-1 Functions 173 6-2 Execution Control with If/Else and Boolean Functions 180   Tips & Techniques 6: Random Numbers and Random Motion 196   Summary 199   Exercises and Projects 201 7 Repetition: Definite and Conditional Loops 213 7-1 Loops 213 7-2 While—a Conditional Loop 219   Tips & Techniques 7: Events and Repetition 225   Summary 228   Exercises and Projects 229 8 Repetition: Recursion 239 8-1 Introduction to Recursion 239 8-2 Another Flavor of Recursion 244   Tips & Techniques 8: Engineering Look and Feel 254   Summary 257   Exercises and Projects 258   Part IV: Advanced Topics 265   9 Lists and List Processing 267 9-1 Lists 267 9-2 List Search 273   Tips & Techniques 9: Groups 277   Summary 279   Exercises and Projects 280 10 Variables and Revisiting Inheritance 289 10-1 Variables 289 10-2 An Array Visualization Using an Index Variable 300   Tips & Techniques 10: Debugging with Watch and Text Output 308   Summary 312   Exercises and Projects 313 11 What’s Next? 322 11-1 Transition to Java 322 11-2 Alice 3 327   Tips & Techniques 11: Poses 328   Appendix A: Using Alice 331 Part 1: Running Virtual Worlds in Alice 331 Part 2: Using Popup Menus to Create an Initial Scene 345 Appendix B: Managing the Alice Interface 350   Index 363

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