Introduction to Programming using Visual Basic

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Introduction to Programming using Visual Basic

• CS0004
• CRN 11746
• Bryan Mills

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Administration

• ClassMW 6-715pSENSQ 5505http//www.cs.pitt.ed
  u/bmills/cs4/
• InstructorBryan MillsSENSQ 6150bmills_at_cs.pitt.
  eduAIM bmillscsphone 412.624.8464hours MW
  4-6p MW 7-9p

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Administration

• Programming Assignments (55)
• 4-6 assignments
• Create programs to do stuff
• Pop Quizzes Homework (10)
• Short quizzes (10 minutes)
• Maybe a few homework's
• Midterm (10) - in March
• Final (10) - in April
• Class Participation (10)

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Administration

• Da BookIntroduction to Programming Using Visual
  Basic 2005, 6th Edition. ISBN-13 978-0130306548.

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Administration

• Attendance
• Not formally taken but
• Cheating and Stealing
• Dont do it
• Seriously I mean it
• Late Penalty
• There is none - dont be late

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Tentative Topics

• Programming
• Learn Visual Basic
• How to design and implement algorithms
• Interactive Computer Environment
• How to get the most out of a computer
• Thinking like a computer
• Using information on the internet
• Have fun with computers

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What is a computer?

• An electronic device for storing and processing
  data according to instructions given to it in the
  form a program
• Stores data
• Retrieves data
• Process data
• Programmable

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Why should you care?

• All professions must use computers
• Programming puts you in control of how data is
  processed
• The computer is just a tool and the more you know
  about the tool the more it can help you
• Because its fun!

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Why Visual Basic?

• Core of Microsoft Office Products
• Allows you to make programs easy
• Lets you focus on problem at hand
• Used by many, many, many people
• Creates GUIs not ugly command line
• Interactive with user

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What are we going to do?

• Write programs to
• get stock prices
• play paper, rock, scissors
• calculate car payments
• sort numbers
• small games (mazes, tic-tac-toe, etc)
• instant message clients

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Assignment 1

• Read Chapter 1
• Do one of the following
• Find a computer with Visual Basic 2005
• Install Visual Basic 2005
• You can also use Visual Studio 2005
• Learn notepad or some text editor
• Enjoy an easy first week