PHP.and.Algorithmic.Thinking.for.the.Complete.Beginner.1503015

This book is for anyone who wants to learn computer programming and knows absolutely nothing about it. Of course, if you are wondering whether this book is going to teach you how to create amazing websites or incredible applications, the answer is "no"—that is a job for other books. So many books out there can teach you those skills in PHP, Java, C++, or C#. Many of them even claim that they can teach you in 24 hours! Don’t laugh! They probably can do that, but all of them take one thing for granted—that the reader knows some basics about computer programming. None of those books, unfortunately, bothers to teach you the first thing that a novice programmer needs to learn, which is "Algorithmic Thinking." Algorithmic Thinking involves more than just learning code. It is a problem solving process that involves learning how to code. With over 800 pages, and containing more than 300 solved and 400 unsolved exercises, over 450 true/false, 150 multiple choice, and 180 review questions (the solutions and the answers to which can be found on the Internet), this book is ideal for students, teachers, professors, novices or average programmers, or for anyone who wants to start learning or teaching computer programming using the proper conventions and techniques. Table of Contents Section 1 Introductory Knowledge Chapter 1 How a Computer Works Chapter 2 PHP Chapter 3 Software Packages to Install Section 2 Getting Started with PHP Chapter 4 Introduction to Basic Algorithmic Concepts Chapter 5 Variables and Constants Chapter 6 Handling Input and Output Chapter 7 Operators Chapter 8 Trace Tables Chapter 9 Using NetBeans IDE Section 3 Sequence Control Structures Chapter 10 Introduction to Sequence Control Structures Chapter 11 Manipulating Numbers Chapter 12 Complex Mathematical Expressions Chapter 13 Exercises with a Quotient and a Remainder Chapter 14 Manipulating Strings Section 4 Decision Control Structures Chapter 15 Introduction to Decision Control Structures Chapter 16 The Single-Alternative Decision Structure Chapter 17 The Dual-Alternative Decision Structure Chapter 18 The Multiple-Alternative Decision Structure Chapter 19 The Case Decision Structure Chapter 20 Nested Decision Control Structures Chapter 21 Tips and Tricks with Decision Control Structures Chapter 22 Flowcharts with Decision Control Structures Chapter 23 More Exercises with Decision Control Structures Section 5 Loop Control Structures Chapter 24 Introduction to Loop Control Structures Chapter 25 The Pre-Test Loop Structure Chapter 26 The Post-Test Loop Structure Chapter 27 Counted Loop Structures Chapter 28 Nested Loop Control Structures Chapter 29 Tips and Tricks with Loop Control Structures Chapter 30 Flowcharts with Loop Control Structures Chapter 31 More Exercises with Loop Control Structures Section 6 Arrays Chapter 32 Introduction to Arrays Chapter 33 One-Dimensional Arrays Chapter 34 Two-Dimensional Arrays Chapter 35 Tips and Tricks with Arrays Chapter 36 Flowcharts with Arrays Chapter 37 More Exercises with Arrays Section 7 Subprograms Chapter 38 Introduction to Subprograms Chapter 39 User-Defined Functions Chapter 40 User-Defined Procedures Chapter 41 Tips and Tricks with Subprograms Chapter 42 Flowcharts with Subprograms Chapter 43 More Exercises with Subprograms