Programming and Problem Solving with Visual Basic.NET

Nell Dale, Michael McMillan, Chip Weems, Mark Headington

708 pages, parution le 29/01/2003

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Résumé

Visual Basic is arguably the most popular computer programming language for application development in the United States and around the world today. Visual Basic is also an excellent language to teach as a "first" computer language because of its easy-to-learn syntax and flexibility. This book treats Visual Basic as a serious programming language and not as just another Windows application. One concern that is frequently voiced when discussing the differences between Visual Basic and C++ is the level of object-oriented programming supported by Visual Basic. With the release of VB. NET, the language will support all the major features of object-oriented programming-encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.

Provides an extensive discussion of how to use the Visual Basic Graphical User Interface (GUI) throughout the text, helping students with the primary means of doing input/output in Visual Basic.
Object-oriented programming is emphasized very early on in the text, allowing the text to introduce students to object-oriented design methodology and not just the basics of writing object-oriented programs.
The most important feature of this book is its emphasis on developing fundamental computer programming skills, rather than the overwhelming number of features found in Visual Basic.NET.
The primary programming constructs most introductory texts cover are included within this text.

These features include:

Syntax and Semantics
Numeric Programming
Selection Control Structures
Repetition Control Structures
Arrays
Fundamentals of Graphical User Interface Design

Contents

Chapter 1 - Overview of Programming and Problem Solving

Overview of Programming
How is a Program Converted into a Form That a Computer Can Use?
How is Interpreting a Program Different From Executing It?
How is Compilation Related to Interpretation and Execution?
What Kinds of Instructions Can be Written in a Programming Language?
What is a Computer?
Ethics and Responsibilities in the Computing Profession
Problem-Solving Techniques

Chapter 2 - Visual Basic Syntax and Semantics, and the Program Entry Process

Syntax and Semantics
Data Types
Classes and Objects
Defining Terms: Declarations
Taking Action: Executable Statements
Program Entry, Correction, and Execution

Chapter 3 - Event-Driven Output

Classes and Methods
Formatting Output
Handling Events
Adding Code to Events

Chapter 4 - Numeric Types and Expressions

Overview of Visual Basic Data Types
Numeric Data Types
Declarations for Numeric Types
Simple Arithmetic Expressions
Compound Arithmetic Expressions
Additional Mathematical Functions
Additional String Operations
Formatting Numeric Types

Chapter 5 - Event-Driven Input and Software Design Strategies

Getting Data into Programs
Entering Data Using Textboxes in a Form
Adding a Data Entry Textbox to a Form
Extracting a Value From a Textbox
Adding a Command Button
Handling a Command Button Event
Interactive Input/Output
Converting String Values to Numeric Values
Noninteractive Input/Output
Software Design Strategies
What are Objects and Classes?
Object-Oriented Design
Functional Decomposition

Chapter 6 - Conditions, Logical Expressions, and Selection Control Structures

Flow of Control
Conditions and Logical Expressions
The If& Then Statement
Nested If& Then& ElseIf Statements
Forms with Multiple Buttons

Chapter 7 - Classes and Methods

Encapsulation
Class Interface Design
Internal Data Representation
Class Syntax
Declaring Methods

Chapter 8 - Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Scope

Inheritance
Inheritance and the Object-Oriented Design Process
How to Read a Class Hierarchy
Derived Class Syntax
Scope of Access
Implementing a Derived Class

Chapter 9 - File I/O and Looping

File Input and Output
Looping

Chapter 10 - Additional Control Structures and Exceptions

Additional Control Structures
Exception-Handling Mechanism
Additional Visual Basic Operators

Chapter 11 - One-Dimensional Arrays

Atomic Data Types
Composite Data Types
One-Dimensional Arrays
Examples of Declaring and Processing Arrays
Arrays of Objects
Arrays and Methods
Special Kinds of Array Processing

Chapter 12 - Array-Based Lists

Lists
List Class
Sorting the List Items
Automatic List Sorting with the Listbox Control
Sorted List
The List Class Hierarchy and Abstract Classes
Searching
Generic Lists

Chapter 13 - Multidimensional Arrays and Numeric Computation

Two-Dimensional Arrays
Processing Two-Dimensional Arrays
Multi-dimensional Arrays
Building a Vector Class

Chapter 14 - Recursion

What is Recursion?
More Examples with Simple Variables
Recursive Algorithms with Structured Variables
Recursion or Iteration?

L'auteur - Nell Dale

University of Texas, Austin
Nell Dale has received a B.S. in Mathematics and Psychology from the University of Houston in 1960, a M.A. in Mathematics, from the University of Texas at Austin, in 1964, and a Ph.D. in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972.
Nell Dale and have been on the faculty at the University of Texas, Austin since 1975. She retired from full-time teaching in the summer of 1994 and is now teaching a full load each Fall and spending the Spring and Summer writing and traveling.

L'auteur - Michael McMillan

An instructor of Computer Information Systems at Pulaksi Technical College, where he is the lead instructor of the Programming/Analyst option. Mike teaches courses in Visual Basic, C++, Perl, and Java. In addition to teaching and writing, Mike also does research in Computer Science Education, where his interests are in developing interactive programming development and debugging systems.

L'auteur - Chip Weems

Chip Weems is an Associate Professor of computer science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Oregon State University in 1977 and 1979, respectively. He received the Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in 1984. Over the last 23 years, he has taught courses in introductory programming, software engineering, computer architecture, and parallel processing. Since 1986 he has co-authored 13 textbooks that have helped over a million students learn to program computers. His books have been translated into French, Spanish, and Russian. He conducts research in computer architecture, compilers, parallel processing, and compiler-architecture co-optimization.

L'auteur - Mark Headington

Mark received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Iowa State University. He is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Science, specializing in Operating Systems, C++, and Computer Architecture.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Jones and Bartlett Computer Science
Auteur(s)	Nell Dale, Michael McMillan, Chip Weems, Mark Headington
Parution	29/01/2003
Nb. de pages	708
Format	19,8 x 23,2
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1146g
Intérieur	2 couleurs
EAN13	9780763717636
ISBN13	978-0-7637-1763-6