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Table of Contents

A Gentle Introduction

1.1 Introducing Karel
1.2 Teaching Karel to solve problems
1.3 Control statements
1.4 Stepwise refinement
1.5 Algorithms in Karel’s world



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Introducing JavaScript

2.1 Data and types
2.2 Numeric data
2.3 Variables
2.4 Functions
2.5 String data
2.6 Running JavaScript in the browser
2.7 Testing and debugging
2.8 Software maintenance



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Control Statements

3.1 Boolean Data
3.2 The if statement
3.3 The switch statement
3.4 The while statement
3.5 The for statement
3.6 Algorithmic programming
3.7 Avoiding fuzzy standards of truth



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Simple Graphics

4.1 A graphical version of “Hello World”
4.2 Classes, objects, and methods
4.3 Graphical objects
4.4 The graphics window
4.5 Creating graphical applications



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Functions

5.1 A quick review of functions
5.2 Libraries
5.3 A library to support randomness
5.4 The mechanics of function calls
5.5 Recursive functions



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Writing Interactive Programs

6.1 First-class functions
6.2 A simple interactive example
6.3 Controlling properties of objects
6.4 Responding to mouse events
6.5 Timer-based animation
6.6 Expanding the graphics library



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Strings

7.1 Binary representation
7.2 String operations
7.3 Classifying characters
7.4 Common string patterns
7.5 String applications
7.6 Reading from the console



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Arrays

8.1 Introduction to arrays
8.2 Array operations
8.3 Using arrays for tabulation
8.4 Reading text from files
8.5 Multidimensional arrays
8.6 Image processing



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Objects

9.1 Objects in JavaScript
9.2 Using objects as maps
9.3 Representing points
9.4 Rational numbers
9.5 Linking objects together



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Designing Data Structures

10.1 Abstract data types
10.2 Implementing a token scanner
10.3 Efficiency and representation
10.4 Representing real-world data



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Inheritance

11.1 Class hierarchies
11.2 Defining an employee hierarchy
11.3 Extending graphical classes
11.4 Decomposition and inheritance
11.5 Alternatives to inheritance



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JavaScript and the Web

12.1 A simple interactive example
12.2 An expanded look at HTML
12.3 Controlling style using CSS
12.4 Connecting JavaScript and HTML
12.5 Storing data in the index.html file



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