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Alice 2.0: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

by: SHELLY/CASHMAN/HERBERT

Alice 2.0: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

by: SHELLY/CASHMAN/HERBERT

ISBN 13:
9781418859343
ISBN 10:
1418859346
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/15/2006
Publisher: Course Technology

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Summary

Alice 2.0: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, from the Shelly Cashman Series, is designed to teach introductory programming concepts with Alice 2.0. Alice is free, downloadable software that was developed with funding from the National Science Foundation to make object-oriented programming concepts more accessible and exciting to students. This new book on Alice 2.0 provides the perfect approach to teaching this software to students. With its project-oriented, step-by-step pedagogy, students will easily grasp programming concepts and build confidence in their skills.

Preface

Project One Exploring Alice and Object-Oriented Programming

Objectives

(1)

What Is Alice?

(2)

Creating an Alice World

(58)

Objects and Object-Oriented Programming

(1)

Starting Alice

(2)

The Alice Interface

(3)

The Welcome to Alice! Dialog Box

(3)

The Main Work Areas of the Alice Interface

(6)

The World Window

(1)

The Object Tree

(1)

The Details Area

(2)

Primitive and User-Defined Methods

(1)

The Editor Area

(1)

The Events Area

(1)

Other Elements of the Alice Interface

(6)

The Clipboard

(1)

The Trash Can

(1)

The Play Button

(1)

The Undo and Redo Buttons

(1)

The Menu Bar

(2)

Playing an Existing Alice World

(3)

Creating a New Alice World

(7)

Positioning the iceSkater in the New World

(2)

Creating a Method to Animate the iceSkater

(12)

Printing the Code for an Alice World

(3)

Project Summary

(1)

What You Should Know

(1)

Apply Your Knowledge

(2)

In the Lab

(5)

Cases and Places

(2)

Learning Exercises

(2)

Project Two Developing Software Methods

Objectives

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Developing the Ice Skater Routine

(72)

The Software Development Cycle

(1)

The Design Phase

(1)

The Implementation Phase

(1)

The Testing Phase

(1)

The Debugging Phase

(1)

Software Documentation

(1)

A Modular Design for the Ice Skater World

(2)

Implementing the Ice Skater World --- Setting the Scene

(10)

Implementing the Ice Skater World --- Documentation

(3)

Implementing the Ice Skater World --- Bottom-Up Development

(1)

Implementing the Ice Skater World --- Coding the opening Method

(7)

Implementing the Ice Skater World --- Coding the figure8 Method

(6)

Implementing the Ice Skater World --- Coding the jumpSpin Method

(8)

Implementing the Ice Skater World --- Coding the routine Method

103

(5)

Implementing the Ice Skater World --- Coding the closing Method

108

(6)

Implementing the Ice Skater World --- Coding world my first method

114

(3)

Project Summary

117

(1)

What You Should Know

117

(1)

Apply Your Knowledge

118

(2)

In the Lab

120

(9)

Cases and Places

129

(3)

Learning Exercises

132

(2)

Project Three Programming with Logical Structures

Objectives

134

(1)

Programming with Logical Structures

134

(103)

The Logical Structure of Algorithms

137

(1)

Flowcharts

138

(1)

Linear Sequences

139

(1)

Selection Sequences --- Branching

139

(9)

Multiple Branching

147

(1)

Repetition Sequences --- Looping

148

(20)

Pretest and Posttest loops

163

(1)

Count-Controlled and Sentinel Loops

164

(4)

Boolean Logic

168

(5)

Project Summary

173

(1)

What You Should Know

173

(1)

Apply Your Knowledge

174

(1)

In the Lab

175

(6)

Cases and Places

181

(2)

Learning Exercises

183

(3)

Project Four Event-Driven Programming in Alice

Objectives

186

(1)

User Interfaces and Event-Driven Programming

186

(1)

Examining Events in an Existing Alice World

187

(2)

Exploring How User Controls Work in an Alice World

189

(4)

Creating a Skate Simulator with Interactive User Controls

193

(30)

Project Summary

223

(1)

What You Should Know

223

(1)

Apply Your Knowledge

224

(2)

In the Lab

226

(8)

Cases and Places

234

(1)

Learning Exercises

235

(2)

Index

237

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Alice 2.0: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

Alice 2.0: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

9781418859343

1418859346

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