CMSY-181 Introduction to C++ Programming
This course provides an introduction to the C++ programming language - from basic algorithm development to object-oriented programming. Upon successful completion, students will be able to write C++ programs of moderate complexity and length which include standard data types, control structures, user-written and library functions, arrays, pointers, structures, recursion, stream I/O, and simple classes and objects.
Hours Weekly
3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Demonstrate the use of an IDE to create a C++ program.
- 2. Declare and use variables of different data types.
- 3. Prepare programs which process input received from the keyboard and/or a text file and write output to
the screen and/or a text file. - 4. Demonstrate the use of selection constructs: if/else, conditional operator, and switch.
- 5. Demonstrate the use of looping constructs: while, do while, and for loop.
- 6. Create programmer-defined functions and use functions from the C++ standard library.
- 7. Demonstrate an understanding of arrays and how to use them using both array notation and pointer
notation. - 8. Demonstrate a basic understanding of recursive functions.
- 9. Demonstrate an understanding of pointers and the use of pointers in dynamic memory allocation.
- 10. Create programmer-defined structures, unions, and enumerations.
- 11. Prepare programs using classes and objects.
- 12. Demonstrate an understanding of constructors, destructors, instance and static members, friends of
classes, and basic operator overloading.
Course Objectives
- 1. Demonstrate the use of an IDE to create a C++ program.
- 2. Declare and use variables of different data types.
- 3. Prepare programs which process input received from the keyboard and/or a text file and write output to
the screen and/or a text file. - 4. Demonstrate the use of selection constructs: if/else, conditional operator, and switch.
- 5. Demonstrate the use of looping constructs: while, do while, and for loop.
- 6. Create programmer-defined functions and use functions from the C++ standard library.
- 7. Demonstrate an understanding of arrays and how to use them using both array notation and pointer
notation. - 8. Demonstrate a basic understanding of recursive functions.
- 9. Demonstrate an understanding of pointers and the use of pointers in dynamic memory allocation.
- 10. Create programmer-defined structures, unions, and enumerations.
- 11. Prepare programs using classes and objects.
- 12. Demonstrate an understanding of constructors, destructors, instance and static members, friends of
classes, and basic operator overloading.