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Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2005 & Microsoft Visual Basic 5 Express Package, 6th Edition

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Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2005 & Microsoft Visual Basic 5 Express Package, 6th Edition

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A thought-provoking approach that is more challenging to students – Does not water down presentation like other texts in this market.

Teaches actual programming, not just what students can do with VB. NET.

Teaches VB. NET in the context of object-oriented programming, not the other way around.

Well-chosen examples that illustrate each new concept. 

Carefully designed exercise sets – Contains 150 examples and over 1,000 exercises, substantially more than competing books.

Practice problems – Carefully selected problems with solutions focus on potential trouble spots and provide a warm-up to the exercises.

Instructor Resource Center - contains the solutions to every exercise and programming project, a test item file, Powerpoints, and more for each chapter.

Description

  • Copyright 2007
  • Edition: 6th
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-13-156561-3
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-156561-6

Based on the newest version of Microsoft's VB. NET, this revision of Schneider's best-selling guide is designed for readers with no prior computer programming experience. The author uses Visual Basic .NET 2005 to explore the fundamentals of programming, building a strong foundation that will give students a sustainable understanding of programming. KEY TOPICS: Offers a broad range of examples, case studies, exercises, and programming projects to give readers significant hands-on experience. Includes a new section on Graphics. Provides fully updated example text and data, including tax codes, social security forms/data, baseball statistics, and more. Contains all new, robust, interesting programming projects. Updates screenshots throughout using Windows XP. Bundles Visual Basic .NET Express automatically with each copy of the text. MARKET: A useful reference for both beginning and experienced programmers who want to learn more about the latest version of Microsoft's VB. NET.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Chapter 1  An Introduction to Computers and Visual Basic 2005

Chapter 2  Problem Solving

Chapter 3  Fundamentals of Programming in Visual Basic

Chapter 4  Procedures

Chapter 5  Decisions

Chapter 6  Repetition

Chapter 7  Arrays

Chapter 8  Sequential Files

Chapter 9  Additional Controls and Objects

Chapter 10  Database Management

Chapter 11  Object-Oriented Programming

Appendices

Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises

Index

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