Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2008, An (w/VS2008 DVD), 7/E
David I. Schneider

ISBN-10: 0136060722
ISBN-13: 9780136060727

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paperback with DVD; 768 pp
Published: 07/03/2008

Suggested retail price: $98.00
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Now in its Seventh Edition, Schneider’s “tried and true” text – consistently praised by both students and instructors – is designed for students with no prior computer programming experience. Now updated for Visual Basic 2008, Schneider focuses on teaching problem-solving skills and sustainable programming skills. A broad range of real-world examples, section-ending exercises, case studies, and programming projects gives students significant hands-on experience.

 

Supplements:

 

Instructor: Solutions, Power Point Lecture Slides, Test Files

Student: Source Code

 

www.prenhall.com/schneider

 

 

 

• Strong emphasis on problem solving throughout the book. Schneider introduces a problem-solving strategy early in the book and revisits it throughout; flow charts and pseudo code are also heavily used.

 

Focuses on the essential topics a student needs to know.  For instance, when discussing variables, Schneider initially presents just three data types, in order to keep students focused on learning to use variables.

 

• Gradual introduction to object-oriented programming.

-  Although students begin to use predefined classes early in the book, they do not begin to create classes until the very end.

– Objects are given familiar names, rather than programming terminology, to keep them in context.

 

• Carefully designed exercise sets at the end of each section contain 150 examples and over 1000 exercises, substantially more than competing books.

 

• Practice problems with solutions are specifically chosen to focus on potential trouble spots and provide a warm-up to the exercises.

 

• The Instructor Resource Center contains the solutions to every exercise and programming project, a test item file, PowerPoint slides, and more for each chapter.

 

The book covers Visual Basic 2008 (rather than Visual Basic 2005, as in the previous edition) and explains the relevant new features in the context of learning how to program.

 

Students get into programming earlier, with Chapter 1 condensed and combined with Chapter 2.

– Section 1.2 (Using Windows) and Section 1.3 (Files and Folders) have been dramatically shortened and combined into a brief section that covers the preliminaries of Windows.

– Some additional material will be moved to Appendix B.

 

The real-life data in the examples and exercises has been updated and revised.

 

Text files are dealt with inside the Visual Basic environment instead of with Notepad.

 

Message boxes are invoked with MessageBox.show instead of MsgBox. 

 

All screen captures now feature Windows Vista.

Preface

Acknowledgments

The Companion Website for Students and Instructors

Using this Book for a Short or Condensed Course

 

Chapter 1  An Introduction to Computers and Problem Solving

1.1 An Introduction to Computers

1.2 Windows, Folders, and Files

1.3 Program Development Cycle

1.4 Programming Tools

 

Chapter 2  Visual Basic. Controls, and Events

2.1 An Introduction to Visual Basic 2008

2.2  VB 2008 Controls

2.3  VB 2008 Events

Summary

 

Chapter 3  Variables, Input, and Output

3.1  Numbers

3.2  Strings

3.3  Input and Output

Summary

Programming Projects

 

Chapter 4  Decisions

4.1  Relational and Logical Operators

4.2  If Blocks

4.3  Select Case Blocks

Summary

Programming Projects

 

Chapter 5  General Procedures

5.1  Sub Procedures, Part I

5.2  Sub Procedures, Part II

5.3  Function Procedures

5.4  Modular Design

5.5  A Case Study: Weekly Payroll

Summary

Programming Projects

 

Chapter 6  Repetition

6.1  Do Loops

6.2  Processing Lists of Data With Do Loops

6.3  For…Next Loops

6.4  A Case Study: Analyze A Loan

Summary

Programming Projects

 

Chapter 7  Arrays

7.1  Creating And Accessing Arrays

7.2  Using Arrays

7.3  Some Additional Types of Arrays

7.4  Sorting and Searching

7.5  Two dimensional Arrays

7.6  A Case Study: A Sophisticated Cash Register

Summary

Programming Projects

 

Chapter 8  Sequential Files

8.1  Sequential Files

8.2  Using Sequential Files

8.3  A Case Study: Recording Checks and Deposits

Summary

Programming Projects

 

Chapter 9  Additional Controls and Objects

9.1 List Boxes, Combo Boxes, and the File-Opening Control

9.2 Seven Elementary Controls

9.3 Four Additional Objects

9.4 Graphics

Summary

Programming Projects

 

Chapter 10  Database Management

10.1 An Introduction to Databases

10.2 Relational Databases and SQL

Summary

Programming Projects

 

Chapter 11  Object-Oriented Programming

11.1  Objects and Classes

11.2  Arrays of Objects; Events; Containment

11.3  Inheritance

Summary

Programming Projects

 

Appendices

Appendix A  ANSI Values

Appendix B  How To

Appendix C  Converting from VB 6.0 to VB 2008

Appendix D  Debugging Tools

Appendix E  A Biographical History of Computing

Appendix F  Folders and Files

 

Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises

Index

 

    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.
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David I. Schneider spent over 32 years teaching at the University of Maryland, and 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 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-selling Visual Basic texts have been successfully used for many years and have received consistent praise from both students and instructors.

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