Description

This course teaches you the basic differences between C++ and C using an evolutionary approach to learning C++. A C programmer will be able to immediately write simple programs in C++ and quickly gain the skills to write more complex functions and programs

Content:

Module 1: Course introduction

Course introduction

Prerequisites

What you need

What to expect Course project

Meet your tutor

Meet your instructor C++ compilers
　

Module 2: Getting started with C++ 

Getting started with C++

Output

Input

Similarities in C and C++ program structure

Differences in C and C++ program structure

Boolean expressions

String functions

Casts

Declarations and enumerated types

Initializing enumerated lists

Declaration scope

Comment style

Module wrap-up
　

Module 3: Functions and scope 

Functions and scope

Function prototypes

Default arguments

Overloading functions

Inlining

Scope

Storage classes

Initializing external and static variables

Linkage rules

Namespaces

Anonymous namespaces

Module wrap-up
　

Module 4: Pointers and memory allocation

Pointers and memory allocation

The const keyword

Creating const pointer arguments to functions

Reference declarations

Call-by-reference

The generic pointer type

The generic pointer type as a formal parameter

Free store operators

The operator new

The operator delete

A dynamic array

Dynamic multidimensional arrays

The allocate() function

The deallocate() function

The findmax() function

The main() function

Module wrap-up

Module 5: Course wrap-up

Course wrap-up

Course project

Where to go from here

Help us help you learn!

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

·                    Use function prototypes and static_cast to ensure type safety.

·                   Use the single-line comment style

·                    Use reference declarations to creates aliases for variables

·                    Pass arguments to functions using call-by-reference

·                    Implement dynamically allocated multidimensional arrays