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Introduction to Programming with Turing

Welcome to this introduction to computer programming with Turing, a programming language invented by Holt Software specifically to help students learn programming basics.

Concepts

  1. Overview
  2. Data & datatypes
  3. Output commands
  4. Variables
  5. Operators
  6. Input
  7. Subprograms
  8. Documentation template
  9. Programming guidelines
  10. Arrays
  11. Substrings
  12. Drawing procedures
  13. GUI programming
  14. File I/O

Program control

  1. Sequence
  2. Selection (I)
  3. Selection (II)
  4. Repetition

Code

  1. GUI_buttons_introduction_1.t

Assignments

  1. Output
  2. Character graphics
  3. Input
  4. Selection
  5. Repetition
  6. Substrings
  7. Animation
  8. Review
  9. GUI

Skills

  1. Essential Turing keywords, predefined subprograms & symbols
  2. Program control
  3. Programming concepts

Resources

  1. Design principles
  2. Glossary
  3. Introduction to Programming in Turing by JNP Hume Adobe Reader icon
  4. Pre-defined constants
  5. Printer protocol
  6. Reference Manual
  7. Special characters
  8. Turing under OS X

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