{"product_id":"illustrating-bbc-basic-paperback-9780521314954","title":"Illustrating BBC Basic (Paperback) 9780521314954","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIllustrating BBC Basic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book may be used as a self-contained manual for BBC-BASIC, the main language of the BBC Microcomputer and Master Series Computers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonald G. Alcock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521314954, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 September 1986\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e196 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.1 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book may be used as a self-contained manual for BBC-BASIC, the main language of the BBC Microcomputer and Master Series Computers. Information is presented in a form handy for reference. Page 163, for example, tabulates all characters in the ASCII range; pages 124-5 summarize all information needed when composing screens of MODE 7 graphics. A quick reference to all functions and operators is given on page 179; the syntax of every statement and command of BBC-Basic is summarized on pages 180-1. But there is more to this book. How do you make a computer sort names into alphabetical order? Not as obvious as it might seem. Three different sorting techniques are explained by example in this book: bubble sort, monkey puzzle (more formally the 'binary tree') and Quicksort relies on 'recursion' - an important programming concept which is explained and demonstrated. Making coloured objects rebound around the walls of a squash court is another technique demonstrated; so is making voices sing in harmony; so is computerizing a humble address book.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introductory example\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rudiments\u003cbr\u003e 3. Notation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Arithmetic\u003cbr\u003e 5. Strings\u003cbr\u003e 6. Control\u003cbr\u003e 7. Arrays\u003cbr\u003e 8. Functions and procedures\u003cbr\u003e 9. Input and output\u003cbr\u003e 10. Graphics\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sound\u003cbr\u003e 12. Files\u003cbr\u003e 13. Operation and error handling\u003cbr\u003e 14. Backdoor basic\u003cbr\u003e Quick reference\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Programming \u0026amp; scripting languages: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Programming \u0026amp; scripting languages: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Programming%20\u0026amp;%20scripting%20languages:%20general%20%5BUMX%5D%22\"\u003eUMX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003599671576,"sku":"9780521314954","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521314954i_766b4f03-f404-4d66-b80f-ab2d90bbefe7.jpg?v=1691375082","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/illustrating-bbc-basic-paperback-9780521314954","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}