Microsoft Visual Basic 2010: Comprehensive teaches students the essentials of computer programming using the latest Visual Basic programming language, Visual Basic 2010. Twelve chapters and four appendices cover topics such as designing a Visual Basic user interface, creating a windows application, variables and arithmetic operations, mobile applications using decision structures, loop structures, Visual Studio tools for Office applications, arrays, function procedures and exception handling, incorporating databases with ADO.NET 3.5, creating classes, and cell phone applications and Web services. Written in a straight-forward style with the innovative Guided Program Development section in each chapter, this text makes it easy for any novice programmer to understand the core capabilities and fundamental skills and techniques for Visual Basic 2010.

   An introductory presentation of Visual Basic 2010, including an emphasis on the three-step process to build an application, creating the user interface, setting properties, and writing the code, provides students with the coverage they need to efficiently use the software.
   A step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach allows students to successfully learn and retain information to be used in their personal and professional lives

Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Visual Basic 2010 Programming.
2. Program and Graphical User Interface Design.
3. Program Design and Coding.
4. Variables and Arithmetic Operations.
5. Decision Structures.
6. Loop Structures.
7. Creating Web Applications.
8. Using Procedures and Exception Handling.
9. Using Arrays and File Handling.
10. Incorporating Databases with ADO.NET.
11. Multiple Classes and Inheritance.
12. Web Services and Reports.
Enrichment Chapter: Visual Studio Tools for Office.

Appendices.
A: Unicode.
B: The My Namespace.
C: Naming Conventions.
D: Using LINQ with Visual Basic 2010.
E. Using Silverlight with Visual Basic 2010.