Learning basic logic and fundamental programming techniques are essential for new programmers to succeed. Liang’s distinctive fundamentals-first approach and clear, concise writing style characterize this unique new book. Introduces basic programming concepts of control statements, loops, functions, and arrays before discussing object-oriented programming. Explains abstract concepts carefully and concretely using simple, short, and stimulating examples. Presents explanations in brief segments, with many figures and tables. Offers a variety of interesting examples (approx 150), including games, business applications, and mathematical problems. A useful reference for computer programmers, computer engineers, and data analysts.

Part I FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING

  Chapter 1 Introduction to Computers, Programs, and C++

  Chapter 2 Primitive Data Types and Operations

  Chapter 3 Selection Statements

  Chapter 4 Loops

  Chapter 5 Functions

  Chapter 6 Arrays

  Chapter 7 Pointers and C-Strings

  Chapter 8 Recursion

Part II OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING

  Chapter 9 Objects and Classes

  Chapter 10 More on Objects and Classes

  Chapter 11 Inheritance and Polymorphism

  Chapter 12 File Input and Output

  Chapter 13 Operator Overloading

  Chapter 14 Exception Handling

Part III DATA STRUCTURES

  Chapter 15 Templates

  Chapter 16 Linked Lists, Stacks, and Queues

  Chapter 17 Trees, Heaps, and Priority Queues

  Chapter 18 Algorithm Efficiency and Sorting

  Chapter 19 STL Containers

  Chapter 20 STL Algorithms