Absolute C++
United States Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 13. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
976 pages
978-0-321-46893-2 (ISBN)
Description
Organized around the structure of the C++ programming language, Absolute C++, Third Edition, benefits C++ students of all levels with its comprehensive coverage and accessible style. Best-selling author Walt Savitch presents concepts and techniques in a clear, concise manner using understandable language and code enhanced by a suite of pedagogical tools. Additional end-of-chapter problems and new coverage of important data structures topics makes Absolute C++ more useful for C++ courses than ever before.
Microsoft's Visual C++ 2005 express compiler can be ordered with this text. For ordering information contact your local sales representative, or send an email to computing@aw.com.
Microsoft's Visual C++ 2005 express compiler can be ordered with this text. For ordering information contact your local sales representative, or send an email to computing@aw.com.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 187 mm
Weight
1370 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-46893-2 (9780321468932)
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Person
Walter Savitch is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of California at San Diego. He received his PhD in mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969. Since that time he has been on the faculty of the University of California in San Diego (UCSD). He served as director of the UCSD Interdisciplinary PhD program in Cognitive Science for over ten years. He has served as a visiting researcher at the Computer Science departments of the University of Washington in Seattle and and at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and has been a visiting scholar at the Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica in Amsterdam.
Content
Chapter 1: C++ Basics
Introduction to C++
Variables, Expressions, and Assignment Statements
Console Input/Output
Program Style
Libraries and Namespaces
Chapter 2: Flow of Control
Boolean Expressions
Branching Mechanisms
Loops
Chapter 3: Function Basics
Predefined Functions
Programmer-Defined Functions
Scope Rules
Chapter 4: Parameters and Overloading
Parameters
Overloading and Default Arguments
Testing and Debugging Functions
Chapter 5: Arrays
Introduction to Arrays
Arrays in Functions
Programming with Arrays
Multidimensional Arrays
Chapter 6: Structures and Classes
Structures
Classes
Chapter 7: Constructors and Other Tools
Constructors
More Tools
Vectors-A Preview of the Standard Template Library
Chapter 8: Operator Overloading, Friends, and References
Basic Operator Overloading
Friend Functions and Automatic Type Conversion
References and More Overloaded Operators
Chapter 9: Strings
An Array Type for Strings
Character Manipulation Tools
The Standard Class string
Chapter 10: Pointers and Dynamic Arrays
Pointers
Dynamic Arrays
Classes, Pointers, and Dynamic Arrays
Chapter 11: Separate Compilation and Namespaces
Separate Compilation
Namespaces
Chapter 12: Streams and File I/O
I/O Streams
Tools for Stream I/O
Stream Hierarchies: A Preview of Inheritance
Random Access to Files
Chapter 13: Recursion
Recursive void Functions
Recursive Functions that Return a Value
Thinking Recursively
Chapter 14: Inheritance
Inheritance Basics
Programming with Inheritance
Chapter 15: Polymorphism and Virtual Functions
Virtual Function Basics
Pointers and Virtual Functions
Chapter 16: Templates
Function Templates
Class Templates
Templates and Inheritance
Chapter 17: Linked Data Structures
Nodes and Linked Lists
Linked List Applications
Iterators
Trees
Chapter 18: Exception Handling
Exception Handling Basics
Programming Techniques for Exception Handling
Chapter 19: Standard Template Library
Iterators
Containers
Generic Algorithms
Chapter 20: Patterns and UML
Patterns
UML
Appendix 1: C++ Keywords
Appendix 2: Precedence of Operators
Appendix 3: The ASCII Character Set
Appendix 4: Some Library Functions
Appendix 5: Old and New Header Files
Further Reading
Index
Introduction to C++
Variables, Expressions, and Assignment Statements
Console Input/Output
Program Style
Libraries and Namespaces
Chapter 2: Flow of Control
Boolean Expressions
Branching Mechanisms
Loops
Chapter 3: Function Basics
Predefined Functions
Programmer-Defined Functions
Scope Rules
Chapter 4: Parameters and Overloading
Parameters
Overloading and Default Arguments
Testing and Debugging Functions
Chapter 5: Arrays
Introduction to Arrays
Arrays in Functions
Programming with Arrays
Multidimensional Arrays
Chapter 6: Structures and Classes
Structures
Classes
Chapter 7: Constructors and Other Tools
Constructors
More Tools
Vectors-A Preview of the Standard Template Library
Chapter 8: Operator Overloading, Friends, and References
Basic Operator Overloading
Friend Functions and Automatic Type Conversion
References and More Overloaded Operators
Chapter 9: Strings
An Array Type for Strings
Character Manipulation Tools
The Standard Class string
Chapter 10: Pointers and Dynamic Arrays
Pointers
Dynamic Arrays
Classes, Pointers, and Dynamic Arrays
Chapter 11: Separate Compilation and Namespaces
Separate Compilation
Namespaces
Chapter 12: Streams and File I/O
I/O Streams
Tools for Stream I/O
Stream Hierarchies: A Preview of Inheritance
Random Access to Files
Chapter 13: Recursion
Recursive void Functions
Recursive Functions that Return a Value
Thinking Recursively
Chapter 14: Inheritance
Inheritance Basics
Programming with Inheritance
Chapter 15: Polymorphism and Virtual Functions
Virtual Function Basics
Pointers and Virtual Functions
Chapter 16: Templates
Function Templates
Class Templates
Templates and Inheritance
Chapter 17: Linked Data Structures
Nodes and Linked Lists
Linked List Applications
Iterators
Trees
Chapter 18: Exception Handling
Exception Handling Basics
Programming Techniques for Exception Handling
Chapter 19: Standard Template Library
Iterators
Containers
Generic Algorithms
Chapter 20: Patterns and UML
Patterns
UML
Appendix 1: C++ Keywords
Appendix 2: Precedence of Operators
Appendix 3: The ASCII Character Set
Appendix 4: Some Library Functions
Appendix 5: Old and New Header Files
Further Reading
Index