A GUIDE TO PROGRAMMING THE COMMODORE COMPUTERS is a comprehensive manual designed to help people exploit thoroughly the considerable capabilities of their Commodore-64 or VIC-20 computers. Appropriate for people with a wide range of backgrounds, this manual is structured in a unique way. Topics are discussed individually so that students may select the sequence that interests them. Individual chapters are devoted to programming techniques, color graphics and sound, mathematical functions, data types and the disk operating system.

Although the manual has been developed and extensively tested for classroom use, it is also an effective tool for individual study. From the beginning of the manual, students are taught good programming techniques which are essential to writing logical, easy to read progams. This manual also features review exercises in each chapter and comprehensive problem sets, which offer the student programmer an opportunity to try out newly learned skills. Solutions to odd-numbered problems are given at the back of the manual.