TEACH YOURSELF PASCAL! The new computer language Logo is becoming ever more popular. It is very clear and straightforward with very many powerful features, and is being used increasingly in schools. Many parents, for example, are finding that their children are using Turtle Graphics at school, and want to find out more. Pascal is a computer language invented to promote a simple, logical approach to programming. Until recently this useful language was available only on mainframe computers and a few more expensive microcomputers. Now however, there are many more versions becoming available on most small micros, such as the ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro. This book shows you when it is best to use Pascal instead of BASIC, and how to evaluate the various versions of the languoge available for micros. 'Structured programming' and the ideas behind Pascal are explained and you are shown how to program in Pascal - with lots of practical examples - concentrating on the most popular version for micros (UCSD Pascal). Extensive specialist appendices are provided for those who wish to take the subject further, including one on the Pascal derivative, Modula-2, and an in depth explanation of Pascal P-code as it is used in the Pascal UCSD system. |