Includes index.

System requirements for computer disc: IBM-PC or compatible (Pentium II/450MHz or faster, Pentium III/600MHz recommended); 100MB free hard disk space; Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, 2000 Server, XP Professional, .NET Server 2003; Internet access and Web browser installed (Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0 recommended); color display (256 colors, 800x600 or greater); sound card (optional, for audio playback if necessary); Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device; CD-ROM drive.

1. Drawing application: Introducing computers, the Internet and C# -- 2. Welcome application: Introducing the Visual Studio .NET IDE -- 3. Welcome application: Introduction to Visual programming -- 4. Designing the inventory application: Introducing TextBoxes and Buttons -- 5. Completing the inventory application: Introducing programming -- 6. Enhancing the inventory application: Introducing variables, memory concepts and arithmetic -- 7. Wage calculatory application: Introducing algorithms, pseudocode and program control -- 8. Dental payment application: Introducing CheckBoxes and Message dialogs -- 9. Car payment calculator application: Introducing the while repetition statement -- 10. Class average application: Introducing the do...while repetition statement -- 11. Interest calculator application: Introducing the for repetition statement -- 12. Security panel application: Introducing the switch multiple-selection statement -- 13. Enhancing the wage calculator application: Introducing methods -- 14. Shipping time application: Using DateTimes and Timers -- 15. Fund raiser application: Introducing scope and pass-by-reference -- 16. Craps game application: Introducing random-number generation -- 17. Flag quiz application: Introducing one-dimensional arrays and ComboBoxes -- 18. Student grades application: Introducing two-dimensional arrays and RadioButtons -- 19. Microwave oven application: Building your own classes and objects -- 20. Shipping hub application: Introducing collections, the foreach statement and access keys -- 21. "Cat and mouse" painter application: Introducing the graphics object and mouse events -- 22. Typing application: Introducing keyboard events, menus and dialogs -- 23. Screen scraping application: Introducing string processing -- 24. Ticket information application: Introducing sequential-access files -- 25. ATM application: Introducing database programming -- 26. Check writer application: Introducing graphics and printing -- 27. Phone book application: Introducing multimedia using Microsoft Agent -- 28. Bookstore application: Web applications: Introducing Internet information services -- 29. Bookstore application: Client tier: Introducing web controls -- 30. Bookstore application: Information tier: Examining the database and creating database components -- 31. Bookstore application: Middle tier: Introducing code-behind files -- 32. Enhanced car payment calculator application: Introducing exception handling -- A. Operator precedence chart -- B. ASCII character set -- C. GUI design guidelines -- D. Visual Studio .NET Windows form designer tools -- E. Controls, events, properties & methods -- F. Keyword chart -- G. Internet information services (IIS) setup instructions.

Publisher description: This book uses a step-by-step tutorial approach to begin teaching the basics of programming, builds upon previously learned concepts, and introduces new programming features in each successive tutorial. This comprehensive introduction to C# covers GUI design, controls, methods, functions, data types, control structures, procedures, arrays, object-oriented programming, strings and characters, sequential files, and more. It also includes higher-end topics such as database programming, multimedia and graphics, and Web applications development. For individuals beginning their mastery of C# Programming.

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