Designed for students with little or no computer experience, this text provides a step-by-step progression—with detailed explanations and many illustrations—from the basics of mathematical functions and operators to the design and use of such techniques as code, indicators, control-breaks, arrays, pointers, file updates, report handling, data structures, and object-oriented programming. The tools of problem solving—including problem analysis charts, interactivity (structure) charts, IPO charts, coupling diagrams, algorithms, and flowcharts—are demonstrated and explained throughout. This is a revision used by thousands of students.