Course Deliverables/syllabus

Introduction to C++

• Starting with C++
• OOP vs. procedure-oriented programming
• The basic anatomy of a C++ program
• Starting with a simple “Hello World” program
• Compiling, linking and running a C++ program

The Basics of C++

• Base Data Types and sizes
• User-defined Data Types
• Variable Declarations, Variable Names
• Dynamic initialization of variables
• Constants and its types
• Character Constants
• String Constants
• Standard input and standard output
• Formatted input –cin
• Formatted output – cout
• Use of << and >> operators

Working with Operators and Expressions

• Operators
• Arithmetic Operators, Relational Operators, Assignment Operator
• Logical Operators, Increment and Decrement Operators (++ and –)
• ‘Operate-Assign’ Operators (+=, *=, …)
• Expressions
• What are Expressions?
• Operator Precedence
• Precedence and Order of Evaluation
• Conditional Expression
• Casting and type conversion

Controlling the Program Flow

• Decision control
• if
• if-else
• if-else if
• Loop Control
• while
• do while
• for
• break
• continue
• case control
• switch
• goto

Using Functions/Procedures

• Why Functions?
• Anatomy of a Function
• Returning values from functions
• Arguments Passed by Value
• Passing Addresses of Arguments
• Concept of variable scope and scope rules
• Static and automatic variables
• Global variables

Understanding Arrays

• Arrays
• Initializing Arrays
• Passing Arrays to Functions
• Multi-Dimensional Array

Strings

• String I/O
• cin and cout member functions
• Standard C String functions
• Arrays of Strings

Function Overloading

• Function Overloading
• Using overloaded functions
• Rules for overloading

Classes and Objects

• Creation
• Private Vs Public
• Accessing class members
• Objects
• Member Functions

Constructors and Destructors

• Constructors
• Parameterized Constructors
• Constructors with Default arguments
• Destructors

Managing Console I/O Operations

• C++ Streams
• C++ Stream Classes
• Unformatted IO Operations

Working with files

• Introduction
• Classes for File Streams Operations
• Opening and Closing a File
• Detecting End of File
• File Modes
• File Pointers and their manipulators
• Sequential Input Output Operations