For courses in Visual Basic 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.

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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.

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