Understand computer hardware, the operating

system, and the HP BASIC programming lan-

guage
Course Overview
Gain experience programming in HP BASIC.
Understand the syntaxing editor, numeric and
string array structures, and programmatic error
handling. Learn operator and system functions
to code algorithms, branching and iteration tech-
niques, and how to use data files efficiently. Write
a graphics program.
What You Will Learn
Gain experience programming in the HP BASIC
language
Gain experience using operators and system
functions to code algorithms
Learn the HP BASIC syntaxing editor
Use branching and iteration techniques in
program development
Learn how to format printed data for user
output
Learn numeric and string array structures
(matrices, complex numbers)
Use structured programming techniques
Programmatic error handling
Set up program response to events (interrupts)
Learn how to use data files efficiently
Learn to write programs using separate context
(subroutines, subprograms)
Write a graphics program
Specifications
Course Type
User/Application training
Audience
Engineers, scientists, and programmers
Prerequisites
Previous exposure to programming is beneficial
but not required
Course Length
5 days
Course Format
Course content is 40% lecture and 60% lab. This
course includes extensive lab work on a variety of
subjects and levels of difficulty. Students will write
programs that progress from simple control and
structure exercises to advanced exercises incorpo-
rating I/O, mass storage, numeric calculations, and
graphics.
Delivery Method
Scheduled (at Agilent training locations)
Course Number 98616B+24C
Scheduled
Programming with HP BASIC
Overview
Detailed Course Agenda
Day 1
Hardware Overview
Software Overview
Introduction to HP BASIC
Programming Fundamentals
Editing and Storing Programs
Mass Storage
Data Types and Numeric Computations
Day 2
Strings
Arrays
Advance Array Operations
Printing
Info Here
Day 3
Program Structure and Flow
Subroutines, Subprograms, Csubs, and
Functions
Event-Initiated Branching
Day 4
Structured Programming
Data Files and File Management
A Closer Look at Data File Structure
Day 5
Handling Errors
Debugging Tools
Graphics
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