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Programming and Problem Solving with C++, 5th Edition

by Nell Dale, Chip Weems

May 2009

Intermediate to advanced

1020 pages

26h 27m

English

Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1.1 - Overview of ProgrammingWhat is Programming?How do we Write a Program?What is an Algorithm?What is a Programming Language?1.2 - How does a Computer Run a Program?What Kinds of Instructions Can be Written in a Programming Language?What is Software Maintenance?Software Maintenance Case Study: An Introduction to Software Maintenance1.3 - What's Inside the Computer?1.4 - Ethics and Responsibilities in the Computing ProfessionSoftware PiracyPrivacy of DataUse of Computer ResourcesSoftware Engineering1.5 - Problem-Solving TechniquesAsk QuestionsLook for Things that are FamiliarSolve by AnalogyMeans-Ends AnalysisDivide and ConquerThe Building-Block ApproachMerging SolutionsMental Blocks: The Fear of StartingAlgorithmic Problem SolvingProblem-Solving Case Study: Leap Year AlgorithmSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesCase Study Follow-UpLine Number
2.1 - The Elements of C++ ProgramsC++ Program StructureSyntax and SemanticsSyntax TemplatesNaming Program Elements: IdentifiersData and Data TypesNaming Elements: DeclarationsTaking Action: Executable StatementsBeyond Minimalism: Adding Comments to a Program2.2 - Program ConstructionBlocks (Compound Statements)The C++ PreprocessorSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Adding Titles to Names2.3 - More About OutputCreating Blank LinesInserting Blanks within a LineSpecial Characters2.4 - Program Entry, Correction, and ExecutionEntering a ProgramCompiling and Running a ProgramProblem-Solving Case Study: Printing a ChessboardTesting and DebuggingSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
3.1 - Overview of C++ Data Types3.2 - Numeric Data TypesIntegral TypesFloating-Point Types3.3 - Declarations for Numeric TypesNamed Constant DeclarationsVariable Declarations3.4 - Simple Arithmetic ExpressionsArithmetic OperatorsIncrement and Decrement Operators3.5 - Compound Arithmetic ExpressionsPrecedence RulesType Coercion and Type CastingSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Precedence Error3.6 - Function Calls and Library FunctionsValue-Returning FunctionsLibrary FunctionsVoid Functions3.7 - Formatting OutputIntegers and StringsFloating-Point Numbers3.8 - Additional string OperationsThe length and size FunctionsThe find FunctionThe substr FunctionAccessing Characters within a String: The at FunctionConverting to Lowercase and UppercaseProblem-Solving Case Study: Mortgage Payment CalculatorTesting and DebuggingSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
4.1 - Getting Data into ProgramsInput Streams and the Extraction Operator (>>)The Reading Marker and the Newline CharacterReading Character Data with the get FunctionSkipping Characters with the ignore FunctionReading String Data4.2 - Interactive Input/Output4.3 - Noninteractive Input/Output4.4 - File Input and OutputFilesUsing FilesSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Adding File Input/Output to a ProgramRun-Time Input of File Names4.5 - Input Failure4.6 - Software Design Methodologies4.7 - Functional DecompositionModulesImplementing the DesignA Perspective on DesignProblem-Solving Case Study: Displaying a Name in Multiple FormatsTesting and DebuggingTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
5.1 - Flow of ControlSelection5.2 - Conditions and Logical ExpressionsThe bool Data TypeLogical Expressions5.3 - The If StatementThe If-Then-Else FormBlocks (Compound Statements)The If-Then FormA Common MistakeSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Incorrect Output5.4 - Nested if StatementsThe Dangling else5.5 - Logical OperatorsPrecedence of OperatorsRelational Operators with Floating-Point Types5.6 - Testing the State of an I/O StreamProblem-Solving Case Study: BMI CalculatorTesting and DebuggingTesting in the Problem-Solving Phase: The Algorithm Walk-ThroughTesting in the Implementation PhaseThe Test PlanTests Performed Automatically During Compilation and ExecutionTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up

6.1 - The While Statement6.2 - Phases of Loop Execution6.3 - Loops Using the While StatementCount-Controlled LoopsEvent-Controlled LoopsLooping SubtasksSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Make a Program General6.4 - How to Design LoopsDesigning the Flow of ControlDesigning the Process within the LoopThe Loop Exit6.5 - Nested LogicDesigning Nested LoopsProblem-Solving Case Study: Recording Studio DesignTesting and DebuggingLoop-Testing StrategyTest Plans Involving LoopsTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
7.1 - The Switch Statement7.2 - The Do-While Statement7.3 - The For StatementSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Changing a Loop Implementation7.4 - The Break and Continue Statements7.5 - Guidelines for Choosing a Looping Statement7.6 - Additional C++ OperatorsAssignment Operators and Assignment ExpressionsIncrement and Decrement OperatorsBitwise OperatorsThe Cast OperationThe sizeof OperatorThe ?: OperatorOperator PrecedenceType Coercion in Arithmetic and Relational ExpressionsProblem-Solving Case Study: The Rich UncleTesting and DebuggingTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
8.1 - Functional Decomposition with Void FunctionsWhen to Use FunctionsWhy Do Modules Need an Interface Design?Designing InterfacesWriting Modules as Void Functions8.2 - An Overview of User-Defined FunctionsFlow of Control in Function CallsFunction Parameters8.3 - Syntax and Semantics of Void FunctionsFunction Call (Invocation)Function Declarations and DefinitionsLocal VariablesThe Return Statement8.4 - ParametersValue ParametersReference ParametersSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Refactoring a ProgramUsing Expressions with ParametersA Last Word of Caution About Argument and Parameter ListsWriting Assertions as Function DocumentationProblem-Solving Case Study: Lawn Care Company BillingTesting and DebuggingThe assert Library FunctionTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
9.1 - Scope of IdentifiersScope RulesVariable Declarations and DefinitionsNamespaces9.2 - Lifetime of a VariableInitializations in DeclarationsSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Debug a Simple Program9.3 - Interface DesignSide EffectsGlobal Constants9.4 - Value-Returning FunctionsComplete ExampleBoolean FunctionsInterface Design and Side EffectsWhen to Use Value-Returning Functions9.5 - Type Coercion in Assignments, Argument Passing, and Return of a Function ValueProblem-Solving Case Study: Health ProfileTesting and DebuggingStubs and DriversTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
10.1 - Built-In Simple TypesNumeric TypesCharacters10.2 - User-Defined Simple TypesThe Typedef StatementEnumeration TypesNamed and Anonymous Data Types10.3 - Simple Versus Structured Data Types10.4 - Records (Structs)Accessing Individual ComponentsAggregate Operations on StructsMore About Struct DeclarationsBinding Like ItemsSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Changing a Loop Implementation10.5 - Hierarchical Records10.6 - UnionsProblem-Solving Case Study: Stylistical Analysis of TextTesting and DebuggingCoping with Input ErrorsTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
11.1 - One-Dimensional ArraysDeclaring ArraysAccessing Individual Components of an ArrayOut-of-Bounds Array IndexesInitializing Arrays in Declarations(Lack of) Aggregate Array OperationsExamples of Declaring and Accessing ArraysPassing Arrays as ArgumentsCommenting ArraysSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Modularizing a ProgramUsing Typedef with Arrays11.2 - Arrays of RecordsArrays of Records11.3 - Special Kinds of Array ProcessingSubarray ProcessingIndexes with Semantic Content11.4 - Two-Dimensional Arrays11.5 - Passing Two-Dimensional Arrays as Arguments11.6 - Processing Two-Dimensional ArraysSum the RowsSum the Columns RevisedSum the ColumnsInitialize the ArrayPrint the Array11.7 - Another way of Defining Two-Dimensional Arrays11.8 - Multidimensional ArraysProblem-Solving Case Study: Calculating Exam StatisticsProblem-Solving Case Study: Favorite Rock GroupTesting and DebuggingOne-Dimensional ArraysComplex StructuresMultidimensional ArraysTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
12.1 - Abstract Data Types12.2 - C++ ClassesImplementing the Member FunctionsClasses, Objects, and MembersBuilt-in Operations on ObjectsClass Scope12.3 - Information HidingUser-Written Header FilesSpecification and Implementation FilesCompiling and Linking a Multifile Program12.4 - What is an Object?12.5 - Class Design PrinciplesEncapsulationAbstractionDesigning for Modifiability and ReuseMutabilitySoftware Maintenance Case Study: Comparing Two TimeOfDay Objects12.6 - The Name ADTSpecification of the ADTImplementation File12.7 - CompositionDesign of an Entry Class12.8 - UML DiagramsDiagramming a ClassDiagramming Composition of ClassesProblem-Solving Case Study: Create an Array of Name ObjectsTesting and DebuggingTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
13.1 - What is a List?13.2 - The List as an Abstract Data TypeRefining ResponsibilitiesData RepresentationExample Program13.3 - Implementation of List ADTBasic OperationsInsertion and DeletionSequential SearchIteratorsSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Enhancing Class List with a Sort13.4 - Sorted ListsBasic OperationsInsertionSequential SearchBinary SearchDeletion13.5 - Sorted List of ClassesIsThereInsert and Delete13.6 - More on UML DiagramsProblem-Solving Case Study: Calculating Exam Statistics RevisitedTesting and DebuggingTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
14.1 - PointersPointer VariablesPointer Expressions14.2 - Reference Types14.3 - Dynamic DataAllocating Dynamic DataDeleting Dynamic DataConstants and Dynamic Data14.4 - Sequential Versus Linked Structures14.5 - Creating a Dynamic Linked List: A Walk-Through Example14.6 - Dynamic Implementation of ADT ListCreating an Empty Linked ListInserting into a Linked ListTraversals of a Linked ListDeleting from a Linked ListResetting the ListGetting the Next ItemTesting for the Full Linked ListSearching the List14.7 - Destructors and Copy ConstructorsDestructorShallow Versus Deep CopyingCopy-Constructor14.8 - Sorted Linked ListInsert(20)Insert(60) (pick up with loop)Insert(100)Deleting from a Linked ListDelete(30)Delete(50)Problem-Solving Case Study: Creating a Sorted List of Entry ObjectsTesting and DebuggingTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
15.1 - Object-Oriented Programming15.2 - InheritanceAn AnalogyInheritance and the Object-Oriented Design ProcessDeriving One Class from Another ClassSpecification of the ExpandedEntry ClassImplementation of the ExpandedEntry ClassConstructor Execution OrderSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Extending TimeOfDay with Support for a Time Zone15.3 - Dynamic Binding and Virtual FunctionsThe Slicing ProblemVirtual Functions15.4 - Object-Oriented DesignBrainstormingFilteringScenario ExplorationResponsibility AlgorithmsA Final Word15.5 - Implementing a DesignProblem-Solving Case Study: Creating an Appointment CalendarTesting and DebuggingTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
16.1 - Template ClassesDefining a Class TemplateInstantiating a Class TemplateAnother Way of Implementing Incoming Parameters: const ReferencesOrganization of Program CodeA Word of Caution16.2 - Generic FunctionsFunction OverloadingDefining a Function Template Outside a ClassInstantiating a Function Template16.3 - Operator OverloadingUsing *this16.4 - ExceptionsThe throw StatementThe try-catch StatementNonlocal Exception HandlersRethrowing an ExceptionStandard ExceptionsSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Adding Exceptions to the Date ClassProblem-Solving Case Study: Starship Weight and BalanceTesting and DebuggingTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
17.1 - Abstract Data Structures versus Implementations17.2 - Additional Linear StructuresStacksQueuesPriority Queues17.3 - Bidirectional Linear StructuresBidirectional ListsDeques17.4 - An Introduction to the STLIteratorsThe vector TemplateThe list TemplateThe stack TemplateThe queue TemplateThe priority_queue TemplateThe deque TemplateSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Appointment Calendar Using STL List17.5 - Nonlinear StructuresBinary TreesHash Tables17.6 - Associative ContainersThe set TemplateThe map TemplateProblem-Solving Case Study: Creating a Deck of CardsTesting and DebuggingTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up
18.1 - What is Recursion?18.2 - Recursive Algorithms with Simple Variables18.3 - Towers of Hanoi18.4 - Recursive Algorithms with Structured VariablesSoftware Maintenance Case Study: Substituting Binary Search for Linear Search18.5 - Recursion Using Pointer VariablesPrinting a Dynamic Linked List in Reverse OrderCopying a Dynamic Linked List18.6 - Recursion or Iteration?Problem-Solving Case Study: QuicksortTesting and DebuggingTesting and Debugging HintsSummaryQuick CheckAnswersExam Preparation ExercisesProgramming Warm-Up ExercisesProgramming ProblemsCase Study Follow-Up

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10	User-Defined Data Types

To know all of the simple data types provided by the C++ language.

To understand the concept of an enumerated type.

To understand the difference between external and internal representations of character data.

To understand the concept of a record type.

To understand the general concept of a C++ ...

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