Starting Out with Visual Basic Plus MyLab Programming with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package

by Gaddis, Tony; Irvine, Kip R.

• ISBN13: 9780135862476
• ISBN10: 0135862477
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780135205082
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780134522180
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2019-08-13
• Publisher: Pearson
• More Book Details

Summary

For courses in Visual Basic Programming

This package includes MyLab Programming.

Visual Basic fundamentals 

Rich in concise, practical examples, Starting Out With Visual Basic covers the tools and features of Visual Basic, and when and how to use them. The authors introduce the fundamentals of Visual Basic in clear, easy-to-understand language, making it accessible to novice programming students. Students not only learn how to use the various controls, constructs, and features of Visual Basic, but also why and when to use them. The 8th Edition includes updates for compatibility with Visual Studio 2017.

Reach every student by pairing this text with MyLab Programming

MyLab™ is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. With MyLab Programming, students work through hundreds of short, auto-graded coding exercises and receive immediate and helpful feedback based on their work. 

0135862477/9780135862476 Starting Out with Visual Basic, Plus MyLab Programming – Access Card Package, 8e

Package consists of:

• 0135204658/9780135204658 Starting Out with Visual Basic, 8/e

• 0135228093 / 9780135228098 MyLab Programming Standalone Access Card

Author Biography

Tony Gaddis is the principal author of the Starting Out With series of textbooks. Tony has nearly two decades of experience teaching computer science courses, primarily at Haywood Community College. He is a highly acclaimed instructor who was previously selected as the North Carolina Community College “Teacher of the Year” and has received the Teaching Excellence award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. The Starting Out With series includes introductory books covering C++, Java™, Microsoft® Visual Basic®, Microsoft® C#®, Python®, Programming Logic and Design, Alice, and App Inventor, all published by Pearson.

Kip Irvine holds MS (computer science) and DMA (music composition) degrees from the University of Miami. He was formerly on the faculty at Miami-Dade Community College, and is presently a member of the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University. His published textbooks include COBOL for the IBM Personal Computer, Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers, C++ and Object-Oriented Programming, and Advanced Visual Basic .NET.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic

2. Creating Applications with Visual Basic

3. Variables and Calculations

4. Making Decisions

5. Lists and Loops

6. Procedures and Functions

7. Multiple Forms, Modules, and Menus

8. Arrays and More

9. Files, Printing, and Structure

10. Working with Databases

11. Developing Web Applications

12. Classes, Collections, and Inheritance

Appendix A. Advanced User Interface Controls and Techniques

Appendix B. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

Appendix C. Converting Mathematical Expressions to Programming Statements

Appendix D. Answers to Checkpoint