Simply C# An Application-Driven Tutorial Approach - Softcover

Deitel, Harvey M.; Deitel, Paul J.; Hoey, Tim; Yaeger, Cheryl H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131426419 ISBN 13: 9780131426412

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

Combining the Deitel™ signature Live-Code™ Approach with a new Application-Driven™ methodology, 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. KEY TOPICS 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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Simply C# demonstrates the power of .NET programming. Its outstanding pedagogic approach comes from Deitel & Associates—the best-selling programming language authors and renowned instructors who, through their books and training courses, have taught programming to over 1,000,000 people in 100+ countries.

APPLICATION-DRIVEN, Step-by-Step Tutorial Approach—The Deitels explore C# concepts in the context of interesting, real-world applications such as: Web-Based Bookstore " ATM " Phone Directory " Dental Payment " Car Payments " Check Writer " Craps Game " Flag Quiz " Fund Raiser " Graphics Painter " Inventory " Investment Interest " Microwave Oven " Payroll " Student Grades " Screen Scraper " Security Panel " Shipping Hub " Ticket Ordering " Typing Application and many more

Key Topics—Visual Studio® .NET 2003 IDE " Visual Programming " Framework Class Library (FCL) " Controls (Buttons, TextBoxes, ListBoxes, Timers, ComboBoxes, RadioButtons, Menus, Dialogs) " Event Handling " Exception Handling " Debugger " Algorithms " Pseudocode " UML™ " Control Statements " Methods " Random-Number Generation " Arrays " Classes " Objects " Collections " Mouse & Keyboard Events " Strings " Sequential-Access Files " Databases using ADO.NET " Graphics " Multimedia " GUI Design " Web Application Development using ASP.NET

Simply C# Pedagogic Features

• Step-by-step tutorials show how to build and run complete applications, from start to finish
• DEITEL® signature LIVE-CODE approach presents programming concepts using complete working applications
• APPLICATION-DRIVEN design includes 32 tutorials and 100+ exercises on real-world applications
• Two-color presentation, including syntax highlighting, code highlighting, callouts and extensive comments
• Skills summaries, UML ® activity diagrams
• Debugging sections and exercises that teach the Visual Studio .NET 2003 Debugger
• Tips for improving reliability, performance and usability
• Self-review multiple-choice questions and answers for immediate feedback after each section
• Ten additional multiple-choice questions at the end of every tutorial, plus 'What does this code do?" and "What's wrong with this code?" exercises, and four programming exercises all focused on real-world applications, including a "Programming Challenge"
• Special sections on GUI Design Guidelines and on Controls, Events, Properties & Methods are highlighted in each tutorial and included as appendices for easy reference
• Key Terms sections in every tutorial and a comprehensive glossary at the end of the book
• Instructor's resources, including PowerPoint' slides, test-item file, Instructor Resource CD and support Web sites with up-to-date information on the book ( www.deitel.com and www.prenhall.com/deitel )

About the Author:

Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, Chairman of Deitel & Associates, Inc., has 42 years experience in the computing field, including extensive industry and academic experience. Dr. Deitel earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from Boston University. He worked on the pioneering virtual-memory operating-systems projects at IBM and MIT that developed techniques now widely implemented in systems such as UNIX, Linux and Windows XP He has 20 years of college teaching experience and served as the Chairman of the Computer Science Department at Boston College before founding Deitel & Associates, Inc., with his son, Paul J. Deitel. He is the author or co-author of several dozen books and multimedia packages. With translations published in numerous foreign languages, Dr. Deitel's texts have earned international recognition. Dr. Deitel has delivered professional seminars to major corporations, government organizations and various branches of the military.

Paul J. Deitel, CEO and Chief Technical Officer of Deitel & Associates, Inc., is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, where he studied information technology. Through Deitel & Associates, Inc., he has delivered professional seminars to numerous industry and government clients and has lectured on C++ and Java for the Boston Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery. He and his father, Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, are the world's best-selling Computer Science textbook authors.

Timothy R. Hoey is a senior at Harvard College pursuing a degree in Computer Science. His coursework includes graduate-level classes in computer graphics, artificial intelligence and network security. Tim gained previous .NET experience as a member of the Information Technology board at The Harvard Crimson.

Cheryl H. Yaeger, Director of Microsoft Software Publications with Deitel & Associates, Inc., graduated from Boston University in three years with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Cheryl has co-authored various Deitel & Associates, Inc. publications, including C# How to Program, C#: A Programmer's Introduction, C# for Experienced Programmers and Visual Basic.NET for Experienced Programmers. Cheryl has also contributed to other Deitel & Associates publications including Perl How to Program, Wireless Internet and Mobile Business How to Program, Internet and World Wide Web How to Program, 2/e, Visual Basic.NET How to Program, 2/e and Simply Visual Basic.NET.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0131426419
• ISBN 13: 9780131426412
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 992