An Introduction to Programming

BBC BASIC

By Peter Nairn © 2006

Version 1.1

• Chapter 1 - Introduction

• Chapter 2 - One Line Programs

• Chapter 3 - Using the Editor

• Chapter 4 - Storing Data in Variables

• Chapter 5 - Numeric Data Types

• Chapter 6 - String Data Types

• Chapter 7 - Coloured Text

• Chapter 8 - Interacting with the User

• Chapter 9 - Conditional Execution

• Chapter 10 - Selection using CASE

• Chapter 11 - Looping with FOR

• Chapter 12 - Other loops: REPEAT and WHILE

• Chapter 13 - Other Ways of Entering Information

• Chapter 14 - Grouping Data in Arrays

• Chapter 15 - Grouping Data in Structures

• Chapter 16 - User Defined Routines: PROC

• Chapter 17 - User Defined Functions: FN

• Chapter 18 - User Defined Characters

• Chapter 19 - Games and SOUND

• Chapter 20 - Developing Real Programs

• Chapter 21 - Over to You

• Appendix A - Line Numbers and the Dreaded GOTO

• Appendix B - Words We Mustn't Say

• Appendix C - Binary and Hexadecimal

• Appendix D - Debugging

• Appendix E - Answers to the Exercises

• Appendix F - Character Designer Listing

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