Tony Gaddis’s accessible, step-by-step style is the approach students with no prior programming experience can follow and understand as they build their programming skills. An abundance of hands-on tutorials, case studies, and programming exercises gives students the practical tools needed to learn introductory programming concepts.
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Starting Out With Visual Basic 2005, Gaddis and Irvine take a problem-solving approach, motivating students to understand the logic behind developing quality programs while introducing the Visual Basic 2005 language. As students become familiar with each programming concept, they will learn how, why, and when to use various controls, constructs, and features of Visual Basic 2005.
Introductory Programming/Visual Basic
STARTING OUT WITH Visual Basic® 2005, THIRD EDITION
Tony Gaddis
Kip Irvine
Starting Out with Visual Basic® 2005 presents introductory programming concepts in a student-friendly step-by-step way, motivating beginning programmers to understand the logic behind building quality programs while introducing the Visual Basic 2005 language.
The third edition takes full advantage of the new features of Visual Basic 2005 and engages student learning through an abundance of practical tools that include hands-on tutorials, case studies, and programming exercises. As students become familiar with each programming concept, they will learn how, why, and when to use various controls, constructs, and features of Visual Basic 2005.
Starting Out with Visual Basic 2005:
• Is completely up-to-date with the latest release of Visual Basic 2005
• Features tutorials that place programming concepts in a real-world context
• Challenges students with Short Answer and Algorithm Workbench problems
• Includes a new chapter, Creating Web Applications, which covers ASP.NET, Web forms, and databases
• Has a complete support package that is available to qualified instructors. It includes an Instructor’s Manual with Solutions, fully developed PowerPoint® slides, an online printed test bank, and a computerized test bank with WebCT and BlackBoard compatibility
“This nicely formatted book takes the beginning user from simple to complex commands and programs in an easy-to-follow sequence. Easy-to-understand examples help them complete the process.”
–Larry Fudella
Professor of Computer Information Systems
Erie Community College
“I highly recommend this textbook, and use it in both a traditional classroom as well as with a hybrid distance learning class. The in-chapter tutorials excellently explain the material.”
–Bill Fitton
Information Technology Professor
Tidewater Community College
When purchased new, the textbook comes with a CD-ROM that includes Visual Basic 2005 Express, answers to select problems, sample code, and data files.
