5 day class

Course Description

Overview:   This course provides a practical hands-on introduction to the C++ programming language. Participants will learn the central concepts of the C++ language, with emphasis on the use of object-oriented techniques in writing robust code.

Prerequisites

Participants must be fluent in ANSI C and have an understanding of object-oriented concepts such as classes and inheritance.

Performance-Based Objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe object-oriented programming techniques.
• Use the syntax and semantics of the C++ programming language.
• Create new classes.
• Write an object-oriented program in C++.
• Discovering both initialization and assignment.
• Describe the process of data abstraction.
• Create new data types using inheritance.
• Discover about polymorphism.
• Use C++ class libraries.
• Implement exception handling.
• Write template functions and classes.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: C++ Overview

• Topic 1A: C++ Characteristics
• Topic 1B: Object-Oriented Terminology
• Topic 1C: Polymorphism
• Topic 1D: Object-Oriented Paradigm
• Topic 1E: Abstract Data Types
• Topic 1F: I/O Services
• Topic 1G: Standard Template Library
• Topic 1H: Standards Compliance

Lesson 2: Functions and Variables

• Topic 2A: Functions: Declaration and Definition
• Topic 2B: Variables: Definition, Declaration and Scope
• Topic 2C: Variables: Dynamic Creation and Derived Data
• Topic 2D: Arrays and Strings in C++
• Topic 2E: Qualifiers

Lesson 3: Classes in C++

• Topic 3A: Defining Classes in C++
• Topic 3B: Classes and Encapsulation
• Topic 3C: Member Functions
• Topic 3D: Instantiating and Using Classes
• Topic 3E: Using Constructors
• Topic 3F: Multiple Constructors and Initialization Lists
• Topic 3G: Using Destructors to Destroy Instances
• Topic 3H: Friendship

Lesson 4: Operator Overloading

• Topic 4A: Operator Overloading
• Topic 4B: Working with Overloaded Operator Methods

Lesson 5: Initialization and Assignment

• Topic 5A: Initialization vs. Assignment
• Topic 5B: The Copy Constructor
• Topic 5C: Assigning Values
• Topic 5D: Specialized Constructors and Methods
• Topic 5E: Constant and Static Class Members

Lesson 6: Storage Management

• Topic 6A: Memory Allocation
• Topic 6B: Dynamic Allocation: new and delete

Lesson 7: Inheritance

• Topic 7A: Overview of Inheritance
• Topic 7B: Defining Base and Derived Classes
• Topic 7C: Constructor and Destructor Calls

Lesson 8: Polymorphism

• Topic 8A: Overview of Polymorphism

Lesson 9: Input and Output in C++ Programs

• Topic 9A: Standard Streams
• Topic 9B: Manipulators
• Topic 9C: Unformatted Input and Output
• Topic 9D: File Input and Output

Lesson 10: Exceptions

• Topic 10A: Exceptions
• Topic 10B: Inheritance and Exceptions
• Topic 10C: Exception Hierarchies
• Topic 10D: Inside an Exception Handler

Lesson 11: Templates

• Topic 11A: Template Overview
• Topic 11B: Customizing a Templated Method
• Topic 11C: Standard Template Library Containers