CIS 272, Introduction to Programming using Visual Basic.NET

• Syllabus
• VBModules: notes and assignments
• Note about our modules
• Paper on our modules
• Typical class session
• Background survey
• Assignment ground rules and format
• How to print a screen shot
• Software for running and writing VB.NET programs at home
• Problems executing programs at home
• List server instructions
• Software checkout form
• Tips from previous students
• Assignment feedback
• Event terminology video
• Object terminology video
• Setting Windows to display file extensions
• Microsoft .NET runtime download
• Installing Visual Studio.NET
• Day assignment roster
• Evening assignment roster
• Object variable solution
• Where are we?
• Solution to the one letter at a time loop

Assignments with due dates and assignment numbers must be turned in. Read all notes before class even if they do not have assignments.

• Read the Syllabus and other General Information
• Complete the background survey (9/6)(1)
• Join the class e-mail list (9/6)(2)
• Watch the event and object terminology videos
• Programming terminology (9/6)(3)
• Describing real world objects in Geek (9/6)(4)
• Translating English to Geek (9/6)(5)
• English to Geek: sample answers
• Describing events in Geek, 2 (9/18)(6)
• Describing events in Geek, 3 (9/18)(7)
• The VS.NET Development System (9/18)(8)
• Write your first program (9/18)(9)
• Starting a new project (9/18)(10)
• Read the note on files the development system creates
• Review the note on ascii codes
• User interface and files (9/25) (11)
• Form properties (9/25) (12)
• The Form1.vb file (9/25) (13)
• Focus and tab index (9/25) (14)
• External specification (9/25) (15)
• First event handlers (10/2)(16)
• Double greeting (10/2)(17)
• Greet and clear (10/2)(18)
• Assign top (10/2)(19)
• Assign text (10/2)(20)
• Translating Geek to VB (10/9)(21)
• Sequential execution one (10/9)(22)
• Sequential execution two (10/9)(23)
• Assign foreColor, backColor and text (10/9)(24)
• Assign top, left and text (10/9)(25)
• Mouse event handlers (10/9)(26)
• String expression values (10/16) (27)
• Same values, string (10/16) (28)
• Using a TextBox for input (10/16) (29)
• Numeric expression values (10/16) (30)
• Same values, numeric (10/16) (31)
• Payroll program (10/16) (32)
• Arithmetic calculator (10/23)(33)
• String expressions and variables (10/23) (34)
• First midterm (10/23)
• Variable scope (11/6) (35)
• Internal structure plan (11/6) (36)
• Coin counter (11/6) (37)
• Generalized payroll program (11/6) (38)
• Generalized counting program (11/6) (39)
• String methods (string analysis) (11/13) (40)
• Math functions (11/13) (41)
• Message box with an overloaded method call (11/13) (42)
• Assigning textbox Size (11/13) (43)
• Assigning form Size (11/13) (44)
• Assigning Fonts (11/13) (45)
• Describing objects in Geek (11/20) (46)
• Average of random numbers (11/20) (47)
• Conditional execution, friendly program (11/20) (48)
• Conditional execution, ages (11/20) (49)
• Conditional execution, overtime payroll (11/20) (50)
• Grammatical insult (11/20) (51)
• Case statement (11/27) (52)
• Loop, compliment user (11/27) (53)
• Loop, one letter at a time (11/27) (54)
• Loop, reverse a string (11/27) (55)
• Loop, count (11/27) (56)
• ListBox (12/4) (58)
• Second midterm (12/4)
• Array, deal cards (12/11) (59)
• Array display program (12/11) (60)
• Final exam (12/11)