Название: Fundamentals of Programming
Автор: Mir Shehzad Ahmad
Издательство: Toronto Academic Press
Год: 2024
Страниц: 242
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 35.1 MB

This text is a comprehensive guide to computer programming, covering the basic principles, concepts, and techniques of programming. The book provides a detailed overview of programming languages, algorithms, data structures, and software development methodologies. With clear explanations and practical examples, this book is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in learning programming fundamentals. It is an essential resource for students and professionals who want to develop their programming skills and enhance their understanding of Computer Science.

Programming refers to the process of creating software or computer programs that can perform specific tasks. It involves using programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, jаvascript, and others to write code that can be executed by a computer. Programming is used in a wide range of applications, including web development, mobile app development, game development, scientific computing, and data analysis. It can involve various programming paradigms, such as procedural, object-oriented, or functional programming. To write effective and efficient code, programmers need to understand programming concepts such as data types, functions, arrays, control structures, algorithms, and data structures. Programming can be a rewarding career and requires continuous learning and adaptation to keep up with the latest technologies and developments in the world.

The discussion of the book starts with the fundamentals of programming and software development lifecycle, followed by the evolution and evaluation of different programming languages. Also, the basic concept of algorithms and data structures, along with different data types used in programming, are described in detail in this book. The fundamental concept of functions and arrays in programming is also explained in detail. The concept of control structures, which refer to programming language constructs that allow programmers to manage the flow of program execution based on specific conditions, is described in the book. Lastly, the fundamentals of object-oriented programming (OOP) are described in detail at the end of this book.

This book comprises of eight-chapters; Chapter 1 discusses the fundamentals of programming with an emphasis on the history of programming and the life cycle of software development. Chapter 2 deals with the evolution and evaluation of major programming languages and provides an insight into the summary and history of major programming languages.

Chapter 3 is about the data types used in programming and describes the use of numeric and Boolean data types in different programming languages. Chapter 4 discusses the need for data structures and algorithms in programming, along with the issues solved by these concepts.

Chapter 5 describes the concept of functions in programming which is a block of code that performs a specific task and can be called or invoked from other parts of a program. Chapter 6 deals with the concepts of arrays in programming which is a data structure that stores a collection of elements, such as numbers or strings, in contiguous memory locations. Chapter 7 is about control structures and describes the use of else/if, case-control, and iteration control structures (loops) in programming, and Chapter 8 is about object-oriented programming and provides insight into features and different concepts applied in object-oriented programming.

This book has been written specifically for students and scholars to meet their needs in terms of knowledge and to provide them with a broad understanding of the fundamentals of programming. We aim for this book to be a resource for academics in many subjects since we believe it will provide clarity and insight for its readers.