From arithmetic progression to statistical permutations to one arm bandits, here are 57 practical, useful and fun programs designed to help you really put your minicomputer to work! Game programs include blackjack, one-arm bandit, craps, and two space war games. Math and accounting programs include compounding, straight-line depreciation, statistical permutations, instant derivatives, and solutions for integrals-even a whole section of geometric solutions for modern-day Euclids. For history buffs, there is a Day-of-the-Week program for any date back through 1753.

Each program begins with an introductory paragraph describing its capabilities, and continues with a typical program sequence and flowchart .. All programs will run on any floating point BASIC. The author is a veteran computer programmer with extensive experience in developing software in various languages for a wide range. of hardware systems.