An Introduction to Programming Using Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
author Beth Brown
Compatible with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition

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Screen Saver
SQL Server 2005
Displaying Existing Database Records
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New to our Visual Basic series of texts, An Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2005 emphasizes good problem-solving and programming skills in a clear, easy-to-understand format. Object-oriented programming concepts are integrated throughout the text and each chapter explains the use of Visual Basic controls. Example Applications throughout the text demonstrate important programming concepts and are complete with runs that show outputs.

Written and classroom tested by experienced programming teachers, our Visual Basic 2005 text describes many of the practical applications of Visual Basic and includes:

• Core programming concepts
• Using built-in classes
• Color, sound, and graphics
• Business functions
• Creating classes and understanding instantiation, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
• Manipulating files
• MDI applications
  
  

An Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2005 is an excellent text for an introductory programming course in a sequence leading to Java.

Note: The Visual Basic 2005 text may be used to teach Visual Basic 2008 because the changes in the 2008 software are minor. Differences students will encounter using the text to learn VB 2008 are explained in this document:
Differences_List_VB2005_VB2008.pdf

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Lesson Plans — Lessons keyed to the text include schedules, expectations, instructional strategies, and teaching notes.

Supplements — Vocabulary from the text, PowerPoint slides keyed to the text, worksheets that introduce new topics, Flash movie files that illustrate searching and sorting, and additional topics in PDF files.

Answers — Answers to the critical-thinking questions and answer files for the reviews, exercises, and worksheets, as well as the ExamView hands-on questions.

Assessment — Rubrics keyed to the exercises in the text.

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