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This tutorial teaches the entire Pascal programming language. It is composed of 16 chapters which should be studied in order since topics are introduced in a logical order and build upon topics introduced in previous chapters. This tutorial contains a strong emphasis on object oriented programming and what it will do to improve the quality of your code. It is to the students benefit to download the source code for the example programs, then compile and execute each program as it is studied. The diligent student will modify the example program in some way, then recompile and execute it to see if he understands the material studied for that program. This will provide the student with valuable experience using his compiler.

Following is the Table of Contents:

• Introduction - What is Pascal and why study it?
• Chapter 1 - What is a computer program?
• Chapter 2 - Getting Started in Pascal
• Chapter 3 - The Simple Pascal Data Type
• Chapter 4 - Pascal Loops and Control Structures
• Chapter 5 - Pascal Procedures and Functions
• Chapter 6 - Arrays, Types, Constants, and Labels
• Chapter 7 - Strings and String Procedures
• Chapter 8 - Scalars, Subranges, and Sets
• Chapter 9 - Records
• Chapter 10 - Standard Input/Output
• Chapter 11 - Files
• Chapter 12 - pointers and Dynamic Allocation
• Chapter 13 - Units in Turbo Pascal
• Chapter 14 - Encapsulation and Inheritance
• Chapter 15 - Virtual Methods
• Chapter 16 - Complete Example Programs

The recommended method of study is to print the text for one or two chapters, download the example programs, and study the material by loading the example programs in the compiler's editor for viewing. Following successful completion of each chapter, additional chapters can be downloaded as progress is made.