
xviii Programming for Chemical Engineers
study in order to help develop one’s computer programming skills for other areas
not covered by the book.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES USED
The three computer programming tools employed in the book: C, C++, and
MATLAB, are the most commonly used programs in the chemical engineering
curriculum today.
The first two, C and C++, represent two styles of programming—structured
(C) and object oriented (C++). These approaches allow programmers to develop
a better habit of programming than the spaghetti code in which BASIC programs
are designed. It is also easy to transfer programs written in C or C++, from ...