An Introduction to Programming with Visual Basic.NET: United States Edition - Softcover

Schneider, David I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130306576 ISBN 13: 9780130306579

Publisher: Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

For introductory Programming courses using Visual Basic .NET and undergraduate computer courses.

Designed for students with no prior computer programming experience, this new edition of a best-selling text uses Visual Basic .NET to explore the fundamentals 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.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"This book is an excellent introduction to programming using Visual Basic.NET. The examples start with basics and gradually develop to solve real-life problems." - Amit Kalani, CIStems Solutions LLC.

"Schneider's proven approach works as effectively with VB.NET as it does with Visual Basic 6.0; the use of a variety of short examples makes the concepts being presented clear and understandable. The end-of-chapter programming projects build on this base and lead to a thorough understanding of the context for these concepts." - Chris Panell, Heald College

Since its introduction in 1991, Visual Basic has become the tool of choice for developing user-friendly applications in today's business world. Easy to use and fun to learn, Visual Basic is the state of the art in Basic programming that allows you to take full control of Microsoft's best-selling Windows applications.

The latest incarnation of Visual Basic, called Visual Basic .NET, brings the language into the Internet age by incorporating the .NET framework. Students and developers alike are eagerly embracing the dynamic new features of the language and find Visual Basic.NET to be the ideal tool to understand the development of computer programs.

Written by best-selling author David I. Schneider, An Introduction to Visual Basic .NET assumes no prior programming experience and includes these important pedagogical features:

• Thoroughly explains the fundamentals of accurate, modern programming methodology using the elements of Windows' graphical user interface.
• Includes an entire chapter on database programming using ADO.NET and SQL.
• Presents object-oriented techniques throughout the book and culminates in a complete chapter devoted to OOP, including inheritance and polymorphism.
• Supplies many examples, projects, and exercises that students and professionals can appreciate.

The text also features a wealth of learning aids, including exercises, practice problems, programming projects, case studies, comments, summaries and detailed appendices.

Valuable supplements include:

• An Instructors' Resource CD containing solutions to all the exercises and programming projects, as well as a test item file.
• A companion website (http://www.prenhall.com/schneider) containing additional student assessment exercises with immediate feedback, PowerPoint slides in lecture format, source code for download and additional links and resources.
• An accompanying CD containing all examples and case studies from the book along with all the data files needed to work the exercises.

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0130306576
• ISBN 13: 9780130306579
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 709