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CyberNet SoftW@re Designs
By Mike Hardy
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INTRODUCTION:

This is a tutorial for those wanting to learn how to program using Pascal. It can be used by teachers and lectures as a resource for their students. It can also be used by independent learners and a full set of solutions to the exercises is included with the distribution set for that purpose.

The Evaluation Copy is limited to SECTIONS 1 and 2 of the course and can be freely used - if it is distributed then that's fine, provided that this readme.txt file is included. The full version has six sections and runs to just over 100 pages. It is available for the modest sum of $12 US Dollars - see below.

The material has been used successfully in the classroom and has evolved over a period of time. It is designed to provide a gentle introduction to programming to a wide ability range - those with existing skills might be able to bypass some of the early work. Throughout, there is an emphasis on program design and this will become more important as the subject matter increases in complexity.

Here's a summary of the work covered in each section:

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Section 1	

input/output
the use of variables
the need to compile
syntax errors
data types - real, integer, strings
program control - IF...THEN...ELSE
unconditional loops
conditional loops

Section 2

the use of procedures

Section 3

introducing arrays
validation techniques
rounding off and rounding down

Section 4

functions and parameters
procedures and parameters

Section 5

files and file processing
text files
structured data types - records
typed files

Section 6

sorting - the bubble sort
recursion

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The course material is available in Word 97 and Works v4 PC format and also in HTML. There is a UK and US version which seeks to recognise (or is that 'recognize'??) differences in idiom and usage. Feedback from users of the US version suggesting improvements would be particularly welcome.

Clearly there is a wide variety of Pascal development environments but it is hoped that the syntax used will port to most systems. The STRING data type was not included in standard Pascal but we feel that there can be few, if any, current versions that will not support it.

Constructive comments and suggestions are welcome - free upgrades to those whose ideas are included in any future release!


ORDERING THE FULL VERSION

We support the shareware principle and hope that you will appreciate the costs and work involved in producing the software that we offer. If you feel that you can make good use of it, then we're delighted and we hope you will accept that the modest cost will be worthwhile and that it will also allow us to continue producing a wider variety of material.

We consider it fair to point out that, if you are ordering this for use in a school/college, then we are happy to supply the material on a one-per-establishment basis. Anyone who distributes copies of the full product beyond this limit will have to live with that on their conscience and they are advised to consider whether that burden of guilt is tolerable...

At present we can only process orders which are accompanied by a Cheque or International Money Order for $12.00 Us Only. Our secure online ordering system should be going live very shortly, so you may wish to check our website for details if that would be more convenient to you.

If you would like the software to be posted to you on a floppy disk then please add 1 us dollar handling charge. Alternatively, you can supply an email address and we will email you details of how to download the full version.

You may wish to copy and paste the form below - please take Time to complete all the relevant details:

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Please send the completed form to :
         
            Mike Hardy
           441 Jones St. 
         Sullivan Missouri
            65535 USA

Checks should be made payable to 'Mike Hardy'

Thank you for your custom - we hope you find the material useful!

Mike Hardy can also be contacted at:

  brainscan_2001@hotmail.com
  Lumina_Lover@hotmail.com   

and our website is at:

         http://cybernetsoftware.tvheaven.com/

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