the integration of visual basic programming language into physics ...

languages like C++). This thing has advantages (such as running the applications without compiling or
the portability across platforms) and disadvantages (such as the need of a virtual machine to interpret
the code) [10].
One of the primary roles of the Visual Basic language is that the user can create complex
applications in a short period of time and he can use relatively simple dedicated computer systems
(such as data bases – Visual Basic can use any systems of data base management known so far,
directly or by using ODBC).
The use of the Visual Basic language is a general one, being used for simple, educational
applications but also for complex ones (such as games). Theoretically anybody (more or less
experienced) can use Visual Basic because it‟s a simple programming language [10].
The primary role of the calculators is decreasing the working time. By taking out the time
spent on doing calculations of the experimental data, the working time is decreased.
The calculators made in Visual Basic are easy to use. The user types in the experimental data
and by pressing a button he receives the final value instantly [3].
Another major role of these applications is that the user is able to save the experimental data
and export it into an Excel table. By doing this he can use it later for other projects.
We think that integrating this software in the laboratory physics lesson increases the lesson
quality and develops the motivation for the experimental methods of matter investigation.
II.
BUILDING THE APPLICATIONS
We will use one of the calculators (the “Minimum Deviation Experimental Method”
calculator) in order to show you how it was created. The Graphic User Interface is presented below
(Figure 1).
Figure 1. The GUI for the “Minimum Deviation Experimental Method”
2.1 Designing the GUI (Graphic User Interface)
We start by setting the window size in Visual Basic. Next we can edit the title, icon and the
window properties (Figure 2).