Fortran From Pascal

P.D. Terry (home page)

Department of Computer Science
Rhodes University
GRAHAMSTOWN (MAKHANDA) 6140, South Africa

p.terry@ru.ac.za

Published by Addison Wesley, Wokingham, England © 1987

ISBN/ISSN: 0-201-17821-4, 224 pages, 6 x 9 inches, paperbound

The aim of this test is to equip programmers already familiar with Pascal with a working knowledge of Fortran, enabling them to feel competent to address major problems using this second language.

Standard Pascal and Fortran 77 are the languages discussed. Students of engineering applied mathematics and science, and computer science will find this book an essential guide for conversion from one language to the other. It will also be invaluable to professional programmers.

Key features of the book:

• Fortran 77 is taught as a second language, rather than a first
• Use of familiar Pascal terminology
• Traditional Pascal algorithms, data structures and case studies revisited in Fortran 77
• Emphasis on examples, rather than abstract discussion
• A wealth of diagrams and examples

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction
2 Language Elements
3 Assignments and Expressions
4 Flow of Control
5 Simple Input and Output
6 Further Input and Output
7 Static Data Structures in Fortran
8 Program Units and Subprograms
9 DOUBLEPRECISION and COMPLEX types
10 Free-Format Input and Output
11 Recursion in Fortran
12 Dynamic Data Structures in Fortran
13 The EQUIVALENCE statement.

An appendix gives a summarized syntax summary of Fortran 77.

Visit the "Resource Kit" for the book - a web site that contains the text of the final draft, additional material that does not appear in the published book, the source code for all the case studies, and instructions for downloading and installing the components of the Resource Kit on a reader's own computer.