C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design requires no previous introduction to programming and only a mathematical background of high school algebra. The book uses C# as the programming language for software development; however, the basic programming concepts presented can be applied to a number of other languages. Instead of focusing on the syntax of the C# language, this book uses the C# language to present general programming concepts. It is the belief of the author that once you develop a thorough understanding of one programming language, you can effectively apply those concepts to other programming languages.

Why C#?

C# is gaining tremendous popularity in the industry. C# is a true object-oriented language that includes a rich set of instruction statements. C# was the language used for development of much of .NET, the Microsoft programming paradigm that includes a collection of more than 2,000 predefined classes that make up the Framework Class Library (FCL).Thus, C# has access to a large collection of predefined classes similar to those available to Java. C# provides tools that make it easy to create graphical user interfaces—similar to the tools Visual Basic programmers have employed for years. C# also provides the pure data crunching horsepower to which C/C++ programmers have become accustomed. But unlike other languages, C# was designed from scratch to accommodate Internet and Windows applications. C# is an elegant and simple object-oriented language that allows programmers to build