Starting Out with Alice : A Visual Introduction to Programming

by Gaddis, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780321475152
• ISBN10: 0321475151
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

Starting Out with Alice: A Visual Introduction to Programmingpresents a fun and motivational way for novice programmers to learn the basic tenets of programming. Using Alice, an innovative and increasingly popular teaching tool, readers from a variety of backgrounds create virtual programming worlds of animations and computer games. Introduction to Alice and Objects; Programming in Alice; Variables, Functions, Math, and Strings; Decision and Repetition Structures; Methods, Functions, and More about Variables; Events; Lists and Arrays; Recursion. For all readers interested in programming using Alice.

Table of Contents

What is a Computer Program?

Algorithms and Programming Languages

Learning to Program with Alice

Objects

Classes and the Alice Galleries

3D Objects and the Camera

Programming in Alice

lWriting Methods

Naming Conventions

Designing a Program

Comments

Tips for Setting Up an Initial Scene

Executing Instructions Simultaneously

Exporting Your Code for Printing

Variables, Functions, Math, and Strings

Variables

Functions

Creating Math Expressions

Working with Strings and Text

Decision and Repetition Structures

Boolean Values

The If/Else Decision Structure

Relational Comparisons and Logical Operators

The Loop Instruction

The While Instruction

Methods, Functions, and More About Variables

Writing Custom Class-Level Methods

Saving an Object to a New Class

tepwise Refinement

Passing Arguments

Using Class-Level Variables as Properties

Writing Class-Level Functions

World-Level Methods and Variables

Using Clipboards

Tips for Visual Effects and Animation

Events

Responding to Events

Handling Key Press and Mouse Events

Using Events in Simulations and Games

Using Events in Games and Simulations

Lists and Arrays

Lists

Arrays

Recursion

Introduction to Recursion

Problem Solving with Recursion

Appendix A Installing Alice

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