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INTRODUCTION

No introductory book can cover every programming topic. However, the topics this book does

cover give you a good foundation of fundamental programming skills that you can use as a base for

further study.

THE WROX 24-Hour Trainer APPROACH

Educators have known for many years that different people use different learning styles most effec-

tively. Personally, I learn best by watching and doing. However, different students may learn best by:

Reading a textbook

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Looking at non-written material such as pictures and graphs

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Listening to an instructor lecture

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Watching someone demonstrate techniques

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Doing exercises and examples

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Good instructors try to incorporate material that helps students with all of these learning styles.

Combining text, lecture, demonstration, discussion, and exercises lets every student pick up as much

as possible using whichever methods work best.

Like a good instructor, this book uses materials that address each learning style. It uses text and fig-

ures to help visual learners, screencasts that provide visual demonstrations and auditory instruction,

step-by-step instruction to help you do it yourself, and exercises for independent study.

The book is divided into small, bite-sized lessons that begin with a discussion of a particular concept

or technique, complete with figures, notes, tips, and other standard fare for instructional books. The

lessons are ...