CMPT-110: Event-Driven Programming in Visual Basic

Acknowledgement: The lecture notes appearing on these pages are derived from the lecture notes prepared by Faye Navabi and Sumo Kindersley.

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Week Course Notes and Readings + Tentative Schedule
1 Course Info
Introduction to Computers
2 Introduction to Visual Basic
A Quick Demo on Visual Basic [ch00HelloWorld.zip]
Problem Solving
GUI Application Programming
Post Assignment #1
3 Fundamentals of Programming in Visual Basic
4 Fundamentals of Programming in Visual Basic (Cont'd)
Ariane (video - Require Quick Time Player)
5 Procedures
Discuss Solution #1
Post Assignment #2
6 Thanksgiving Day (Oct. 11)
Decisions
Repetition
7 Arrays
8 Review Session (Study Guide)
Midterm Solution (Oct. 27)
9 Discuss Solution #2
Post Assignment #3
Sequential Files
Random-Access Files
Suggested Exercises:
- Do #3, 4, 14, 15 on pp.421-422
10 Object-Oriented Programming (Part 1)
Object-Oriented Programming (Part 2) [ch13BankAccount.zip]
Suggested Exercises:
- Go through sample program 13-1-1.vbp in the CD. Explanation can be found on pp.626-628.
- Do #17, 18, 22 on pp.639-640
- Do #3, 4 on p.650
11 Discuss Solution #3
Post Assignment #4
The Graphical Display of Data
Suggested Exercises:
- Do #21-24 on p.483
12 Additional Controls (Part 1)
Additional Controls (Part 2)
13 Database Management
Communicating with Other Applications (Skip)
14 Review Session (Study Guide)
Discuss Solution #4
Final Exam (Dec. 11)