How to Program Using C++

This title is an introduction to programming for undergraduate students meeting the subject for the first time. Using C as a running example, Jenkins outlines the principles of programming that should serve as a valuable foundation in good practice for when students meet other languages in later courses. Packed with cartoons and entertaining examples, this book is an accessible, student-friendly guide to programming for beginners. Contents 5 To the Student 9 To the Teacher 11 The web site 14 About the author 14 Acknowledgments 15 Chapter 0 – What this book is 18 Chapter 1 – Programming 28 Chapter 2 – The mechanics 37 Chapter 3 – Learning to program 46 Chapter 4 – Objects. The building block 57 Chapter 5 – A word on analysis and design 69 Chapter 6 – Programming (don’t panic!) 80 Chapter 7 – The basics 91 Chapter 8 – Input and output 109 Chapter 9 – A word on testing 123 Chapter 10 – Defining C++ objects 135 Chapter 11 – Using C++ objects 149 Chapter 12 – Get your hands off my data! 163 Chapter 13 – Making things happen. Sometimes 178 Chapter 14 – Making things happen. Again and again 201 Chapter 15 – More methods 218 Chapter 16 – Making things happen. In bite-size chunks 238 Chapter 17 – Collections of things 261 Chapter 18 – A case study 286 Chapter 19 – More on testing 313 Chapter 20 – Onward! 333 C++ Reference & Examples 354 Appendix A – Furhter Reading, Web-sites and other Resources 367 Other programming languages 373 Glossary 377 A 377 B 377 C 377 D 378 E 378 F 378 H 379 I 379 L 379 M 379 N 379 O 379 P 380 R 380 S 380 T 380 U 381 V 381 W 381 Index 382 A 383 B 383 C 384 D 384 E 384 F 384 G 385 H 385 I 385 J 385 K 385 L 385 M 386 N 386 O 386 P 386 R 387 S 387 T 387 U 387 V 387 W 388 Y 388 Z 388 A humorous and friendly introduction to programming for undergraduate students meeting the subject for the first time. Using C++ as a running example, Jenkins outlines the principles of programming that will serve as a valuable foundation in good practice for when students meet other languages in later courses. Packed with cartoons and entertaining examples, this book is an accessible, student-friendly guide to programming for beginners.