Based on the newest version of Microsoft's VB. NET, this revision of Schneider's best-selling text is designed for students with no prior computer programming experience. The author uses Visual Basic .NET to explore the fundamentals of programming, building a strong foundation that will give students a sustainable understanding of programming. A broad range of examples, case studies, exercises, and programming projects give students significant hands-on experience. A "tried and true" text, this book has been consistently praised by both students and instructors.
New To This Edition
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. A new section on Graphics (section 9.4).
. Fully updated example text and data - Examples include tax codes, social security forms/data, baseball statistics, and more.
. Ten new programming projects - Much more robust and interesting than projects found in competing texts.
. Updated screenshots throughout - All screens updated using Windows XP.
. New section on Printing in VB. NET 2005.
. New section devoted to the incorporation of inheritance in objects (one of the major changes to the software from Visual Basic 6.0)
. All examples run with VB. NET Express and full versions of VB. NET 2K5 (MSDN AA version).
. Visual Basic .NET Express bundled automatically with each copy of the text.
Features and Benefits
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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.
Instructors CD. A CD containing the solution to every exercise and programming project, and a test item file for each chapter is available for the instructor.
Table of Contents
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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
About the Authors
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David I. Schneider spent over 32 years teaching at the University of Maryland, has published an impressive 28 books over the past 18 years. He is the author of several best-selling texts, including his Visual Basic Series with Prentice Hall. Why are his books best-sellers? Students people love his extensive use of examples and applications-a concept that stems from his teaching experience and results in books that are 'tried and true.' His best-sellingVisual Basic texts have been successfully used for many years and have received consistent praise from both students and instructors.
