Problem Solving with C++
by Savitch, WalterEdition: 7th
Format: Paperback w/CD
Pub. Date: 2009-01-01
Publisher(s): Addison Wesley
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Summary
Now featuring new Video Notes, theSeventh EditionofProblem Solving with C++continues to be the most widely used textbook by students and instructors in the introduction to programming and C++ language course.Through each edition, hundreds and thousands of students have valued Walt Savitchrs"s approach to programming, which emphasizes active reading through the use of well-placed examples and self-test examples. Created for the beginner, this book focuses on cultivating strong problem-solving and programming techniques while introducing students to the C++ programming language. For all readers interested in the C++ programming language.
Table of Contents
| Introduction to Computers and C++ Programming | p. 1 |
| Computer Systems | p. 2 |
| Hardware | p. 2 |
| Software | p. 7 |
| High-Level Languages | p. 8 |
| Compilers | p. 9 |
| History Note | p. 12 |
| Programming and Problem-Solving | p. 12 |
| Algorithms | p. 12 |
| Program Design | p. 15 |
| Object-Oriented Programming | p. 17 |
| The Software Life Cycle | p. 17 |
| Introduction to C++ | p. 19 |
| Origins of the C++ Language | p. 19 |
| A Sample C++ Program | p. 20 |
| Pitfall: Using the Wrong Slash in \n | p. 24 |
| Programming Tip: Input and Output Syntax | p. 24 |
| Layout of a Simple C++ Program | p. 24 |
| Pitfall: Putting a Space before the include File Name | p. 26 |
| Compiling and Running a C++ Program | p. 27 |
| Programming Tip: Getting Your Program to Run | p. 27 |
| Testing and Debugging | p. 30 |
| Kinds of Program Errors | p. 30 |
| Pitfall: Assuming Your Program Is Correct | p. 31 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 32 |
| Answers to Self-Test Exercises | p. 33 |
| Programming Projects | p. 36 |
| C++ Basics | p. 39 |
| Variables and Assignments | p. 40 |
| Variables | p. 40 |
| Names: Identifiers | p. 42 |
| Variable Declarations | p. 44 |
| Assignment Statements | p. 45 |
| Pitfall: Uninitialized Variables | p. 47 |
| Programming Tip: Use Meaningful Names | p. 49 |
| Input and Output 50 Output Using cout | p. 50 |
| Include Directives and Namespaces | p. 52 |
| Escape Sequences | p. 53 |
| Programming Tip: End Each Program with a \n or endl | p. 55 |
| Formatting for Numbers with a Decimal Point | p. 55 |
| Input Using cin | p. 56 |
| Designing Input and Output | p. 58 |
| Programming Tip: Line Breaks in I/O | p. 58 |
| Data types and Expressions | p. 60 |
| The Types int and double | p. 60 |
| Other Number Types | p. 62 |
| The Type char | p. 63 |
| The Type bool | p. 64 |
| Introduction to the Class string | p. 65 |
| Type Compatibilities | p. 66 |
| Arithmetic Operators and Expressions | p. 69 |
| Pitfall: Whole Numbers in Division | p. 71 |
| More Assignment Statements | p. 73 |
| Simple flow of Control | p. 74 |
| A Simple Branching Mechanism | p. 74 |
| Pitfall: Strings of Inequalities | p. 80 |
| Pitfall: Using = in place of == | p. 81 |
| Compound Statements | p. 82 |
| Simple Loop Mechanisms | p. 84 |
| Increment and Decrement Operators | p. 87 |
| Programming Example: Charge Card Balance | p. 89 |
| Pitfall: Infinite Loops | p. 90 |
| Program Style | p. 93 |
| Indenting | p. 93 |
| Comments | p. 94 |
| Naming Constants | p. 96 |
| Chapter Summary | p. 98 |
| Answers to Self-Test Exercises | p. 99 |
| Programming Projects | p. 104 |
| More Flow of Control | p. 111 |
| Using Boolean Expressions | p. 112 |
| Evaluating Boolean Expressions | p. 112 |
| Pitfall: Boolean Expressions Convert to int Values | p. 116 |
| Enumeration Types (Optional) | p. 119 |
| Multiway Branches | p. 120 |
| Nested Statements | p. 120 |
| Programming Tip: Use Braces in Nested Statements | p. 121 |
| Multiway if-else Statements | p. 123 |
| Programming Example: State Income Tax | p. 125 |
| The switch Statement | p. 129 |
| Pitfall: Forgetting a break in a switch Statement | p. 133 |
| Using switch Statements for Menus | p. 134 |
| Blocks | p. 134 |
| Pitfall: Inadvertent Local Variables | p. 139 |
| More About C++ Loop Statements | p. 140 |
| The while Statements Reviewed | p. 141 |
| Increment and Decrement Operators Revisited | p. 142 |
| The for Statement | p. 145 |
| Pitfall: Extra Semicolon in a for Statement | p. 150 |
| What Kind of Loop to Use | p. 151 |
| Pitfall: Uninitialized Variables and Infinite Loops | p. 153 |
| The break Statement | p. 153 |
| Pitfall: The break Statement in Nested Loops | p. 155 |
| Designing Loops | p. 156 |
| Loops for Sums and Products | p. 156 |
| Ending a Loop | p. 157 |
| Nested Loops | p. 161 |
| Debugging L | |
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