Description: PROGRAMMING WITH MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 2010, FIFTH EDITION by the best-selling author, Diane Zak, is designed for a first course in programming. Using the most recent version of the software, Visual Basic 2010, this book teaches individuals how to use Visual Basic applications as they would in a real world setting. Students with no previous programming experience learn how to plan and create their own interactive Windows applications. GUI design skills and object-oriented programming concepts are emphasized throughout the book. Product Benefits: - NEW YOU DO IT boxes are strategically placed to test students' knowledge at various points in the chapter.
- NEW Includes a Course Notes Quick Reference Card showing the syntax of each command covered in the book.
- NEW Now includes two chapters on Databases and LINQ.
- NEW Offers Key Terms section, with definitions, at the end of each lesson.
- Updated to reflect the new Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
- The new edition has a brand new eye-catching interior design.
- Exercises identified as Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Discovery, and Swat The Bugs.
- Includes coverage of breakpoints and stepping through code.
- Designed for the different learning styles: videos for visual and auditory learners, and tutorial sections and YOU DO IT boxes for kinesthetic learners.
- May be purchased with Visual Basic 2010. Contact your sales representative for more information.
- SAM Test bank available.
Table of Contents: An Overview of Programming. 1: An Introduction to Visual Basic 2010. 2: Designing Applications. 3: Using Variables and Constants. 4: The Selection Structure. 5: More on the Selection Structure. 6: The Repetition Structure. 7: Sub and Function Procedures. 8: String Manipulation. 9: Arrays. 10: Structures and Sequential Access Files. 11: Classes and Objects. 12: Web Applications. 13: Working with Access Databases and LINQ. 14: Access Databases and SQL. Appendix A: Locating Syntax and Logic Errors. Appendix B: GUI Design Guidelines. Appendix C: Visual Basic Type Conversion Functions. Appendix D: Windows Presentation Foundation Forms. |