Engineering Problem Solving with C++ International Edition PDF eBook
International Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 18. November 2014
624 pages
978-1-292-01407-4 (ISBN)
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For one/two semester courses in Engineering and Computer Science at the freshman/sophomore level.
This text is a clear, concise introduction to problem solving and the C++ programming language. The authors' proven five-step problem solving methodology is presented and then incorporated in every chapter of the text. Outstanding engineering and scientific applications are used throughout; all applications are centered around the theme of engineering challenges in the 21st century.
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3rd edition
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English
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Harlow
United Kingdom
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Professional and scholarly
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978-1-292-01407-4 (9781292014074)
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Computing and Engineering Problem Solving
- 1.1 Historical Perspective
- 1.2 Recent Engineering Achievements
- Changing Engineering Environment
- 1.3 Computing Systems
- Computer Hardware
- Computer Software
- 1.4 Data Representation and Storage
- Number Systems
- Data Types and Storage
- 1.5 An Engineering Problem-Solving Methodology
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Simple C++ Programs
- Engineering Challenge: Vehicle Performance
- 2.1 Program Structure
- 2.2 Constants and Variables
- Scientific Notation
- Numeric Data Types
- Boolean Data Type
- Character Data Type
- String Data
- Symbolic Constants
- 2.3 C++ Classes
- Class Declaration
- Class Implementation
- 2.4 C++ Operators
- Assignment Operator
- Arithmetic Operators
- Precedence of Operators
- Overflow and Underflow
- Increment and Decrement Operators
- Abbreviated Assignment Operators
- 2.5 Standard Input and Output
- The cout Object
- Stream Objects
- Manipulators
- The cin Object
- 2.6 Building C++ Solutions with IDEs: NetBeans
- NetBeans
- 2.7 Basic Functions Included in the C++ Standard Library
- Elementary Math Functions
- Trigonometric Functions
- Hyperbolic Functions
- Character Functions
- 2.8 Problem Solving Applied: Velocity Computation
- 2.9 System Limitations
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Control Structures: Selection
- Engineering Challenge: Global Change
- 3.1 Algorithm Development
- Top-Down Design
- 3.2 Structured Programming
- Pseudocode
- Evaluation of Alternative Solutions
- 3.3 Conditional Expressions
- Relational Operators
- Logical Operators
- Precedence and Associativity
- 3.4 Selection Statements: if Statement
- Simple if Statements
- if/else Statement
- 3.5 Numerical Technique: Linear Interpolation
- 3.6 Problem Solving Applied: Freezing Temperature of Seawater
- 3.7 Selection Statements: switch Statement
- 3.8 Building C++ Solutions with IDEs: NetBeans
- NetBeans
- 3.9 Defining Operators for Programmer-Defined Data Types
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Control Structures: Repetition
- Engineering Challenge: Data Collection
- 4.1 Algorithm Development
- Pseudocode and Flowchart Description
- 4.2 Repetition Structures
- while Loop
- do/while Loop
- for Loop
- 4.3 Problem Solving Applied: GPS
- 4.4 break and continue Statements
- 4.5 Structuring Input Loops
- Counter-Controlled Loops
- Sentinel-Controlled Loop
- End-Of-Data Loop
- 4.6 Problem Solving Applied: Weather Balloons
- 4.7 Building C++ Solutions with IDEs: Microsoft Visual C++
- Microsoft Visual C++
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Working with Data Files
- Engineering Challenge: Weather Prediction
- 5.1 Defining File Streams
- Stream Class Hierarchy
- ifstream Class
- ofstream Class
- 5.2 Reading Data Files
- Specified Number of Records
- Trailer or Sentinel Signals
- End-of-File
- 5.3 Generating a Data File
- 5.4 Problem Solving Applied: Data Filters.Modifying an HTML File
- 5.5 Error Checking
- The Stream State
- 5.6 Numerical Technique: Linear Modeling
- 5.7 Problem Solving Applied: Ozone Measurements
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Modular Programming with Functions
- Engineering Challenge: Simulation
- 6.1 Modularity
- 6.2 Programmer-Defined Functions
- Function Definition
- Solution 1
- Solution 2
- Function Prototype
- 6.3 Parameter Passing
- Pass by Value
- Pass by Reference
- Storage Class and Scope
- 6.4 Problem Solving Applied: Calculating a Center of Gravity
- 6.5 Random Numbers
- Integer Sequences
- Floating-Point Sequences
- 6.6 Problem Solving Applied: Instrumentation Reliability
- 6.7 Defining Class Methods
- Public Interface
- Accessor Methods
- Mutator Methods
- 6.8 Problem Solving Applied: Design of Composite Materials
- Solution 1
- Solution 2
- 6.9 Numerical Technique: Roots of Polynomials
- Polynomial Roots
- Incremental-Search Technique
- 6.10 Problem Solving Applied: System Stability
- Newton-Raphson Method
- 6.11 Numerical Technique: Integration
- Integration Using the Trapezoidal Rule
- Summary
- Chapter 7: One-Dimensional Arrays
- Engineering Challenge: Tsunami Warning Systems
- 7.1 Arrays
- Definition and Initialization
- Pseudocode
- Computation and Output
- Function Arguments
- 7.2 Problem Solving Applied: Hurricane Categories
- 7.3 Statistical Measurements
- Simple Analysis
- Variance and Standard Deviation
- Custom Header Files
- 7.4 Problem Solving Applied: Speech Signal Analysis
- 7.5 Sorting and Searching Algorithms
- Selection Sort
- Search Algorithms
- Unordered Lists
- Ordered Lists
- 7.6 Problem Solving Applied: Tsunami Warning Systems
- 7.7 Character Strings
- C Style String Definition and I/O
- String Functions
- 7.8 The string Class
- 7.9 The vector class
- Parameter Passing
- 7.10 Problem Solving Applied: Calculating Probabilities
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Two-Dimensional Arrays
- Engineering Challenge: Terrain Navigation
- 8.1 Two-Dimensional Arrays
- Declaration and Initialization
- Computations and Output
- Function Arguments
- 8.2 Problem Solving Applied: Terrain Navigation
- 8.3 Two-Dimensional Arrays and the vector class
- Function Arguments
- 8.4 Matrices
- Determinant
- Transpose
- Matrix Addition and Subtraction
- Matrix Multiplication
- 8.5 Numerical Technique: Solution to Simultaneous Equations
- Graphical Interpretation
- Gauss Elimination
- 8.6 Problem Solving Applied: Electrical Circuit Analysis
- 8.7 Higher Dimensional Arrays
- Summary
- Chapter 9: An Introduction to Pointers
- Engineering Challenge: Weather Patterns
- 9.1 Addresses and Pointers
- Address Operator
- Pointer Assignment
- Pointer Arithmetic
- 9.2 Pointers to Array Elements
- One-Dimensional Arrays
- Character Strings
- Pointers as Function Arguments
- 9.3 Problem Solving Applied: El Nino-Southern Oscillation Data
- 9.4 Dynamic Memory Allocation
- The new Operator
- Dynamically Allocated Arrays
- The delete Operator
- 9.5 Problem Solving Applied: Seismic Event Detection
- 9.6 Common Errors Using new and delete
- 9.7 Linked Data Structures
- Linked Lists
- Stacks
- Queue
- 9.8 The C++ Standard Template Library
- The list class
- The stack class
- The queue class
- 9.9 Problem Solving Applied: Concordance of a Text File
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Advanced Topics
- Engineering Challenge: Artificial Intelligence
- 10.1 Generic Programming
- Function Templates
- 10.2 Data Abstraction
- Overloading Operators
- The Pixel class
- Arithmetic Operators
- friend Functions
- Validating Objects
- Bitwise Operators
- 10.3 Problem Solving Applied: Color Image Processing
- 10.4 Recursion
- Factorial Function
- Fibonacci Sequence
- The BinaryTree class
- 10.5 Class Templates
- 10.6 Inheritance
- The Rectangle class
- The Square class
- The Cube class
- 10.7 virtual Methods
- 10.8 Problem Solving Applied: Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
- Summary
- Appendix A: C++ Standard Library
- Appendix B: ASCII Character Codes
- Appendix C: Using MATLAB to Plot Data from ASCII Files
- C++ Program to Generate a Data File
- ASCII Data File Generated by the C++ Program
- Generating a Plot with MATLAB
- Appendix D: References
- Appendix E: Practice! Solutions
- Index
