This course will teach you to program using the C++ programming language.
You will learn the syntax of C++, how to interact with users, and how to write some basic algorithms.
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Topics |
| Week 1 |
- Class intro & syllabus
- Overview of computer hardware and software
- Compilers
- Algorithms
- C++ Hello World
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| Week 2 |
- Variable naming
- Variable types (numeric, boolean, string, character)
- Constants
- Arithmetic operators
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| Week 3 |
- Arithmetic, assignment, relational, and logical operators
- Integer division & static casts
- If-else statements
- While statements
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| Week 4 |
- Do-while statements
- For statements
- Switch-case statements
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| Week 5 |
- The ternary operator
endl vs. \n- Escape sequences
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Exam 1 |
| Week 6 |
- Function prototypes and definitions
- Return types
- Arguments; pass-by-value vs. pass-by-reference
- The call stack
- Documentation: pre- and post-conditions
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| Week 7 |
- Overloading functions
- Static variables
- Separate file compilation
- Template functions
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| Week 8 |
- Default arguments for functions
- Generating random numbers
- Structs
- Arrays
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| Week 9 |
- Passing arrays to functions
- A sorting algorithm
- Null-terminated character arrays
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| Week 10 |
- Null-terminated character arrays
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Exam 2 |
| Week 11 |
- Character input:
getline, ignore, get
- File I/O
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| Week 12 |
- Object-oriented programming: classes, encapsulation, data hiding
- Public and private member variables
- Public and private member functions
- Accessors/mutators
- Friend functions
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| Week 13 |
- Constructors & copy constructors
- Overloading operators
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| Week 14 |
- Overloading special operators (
=, [], ())
- Template classes
- Static member variables and functions
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| Week 15 |
- Output formatting
- Namespaces
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Exam 3 |
| Week 16 |
- Enums
- Command line arguments
- Miscellaneous other topics
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Final Exam |