Title: Object Oriented Programming and C++

Instructor: David Smith

Course Data:
Introduction to the object oriented programming paradigm, including encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism; implementation of these concepts using C++.

(3 credit hours)

Textbook: C++ and Object-Oriented Programming by Kip Irvine (Prentice Hall)

Software: Microsoft Visual C++ or GNU C++ on UNIX systems

Goals:
To introduce experienced C programmers to object-oriented (OOP) programming terminology, OOP coding techniques in C++, and to learn how to think in terms of objects when developing a programs.

Prereq:

1. Credit in either CSC 1254 or CSC 2290

Course Topics:

1. Quick Review of C Language and Data Structures
2. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
3. Object-Oriented Programming Terminology
4. Software Engineering Principles (OOP-related)
5. A Brief History of C++
6. C++ Basics and Some Differences from C Language
7. Introduction to C++ Stream I/O
8. Classes and Objects
9. Static and Dynamic Arrays of Objects
10. Pointers and References
11. Polymorphism -- Function Overloading
12. Polymorphism -- Operator Overloading
13. Inheritance and Multiple Inheritance
14. Advanced C++ I/O
15. Virtual Functions and Run-time Polymorphism
16. ANSI C++ Templates and Exception Handling
17. Miscellaneous Topics
18. Object-Oriented Containers and Iterators
19. Object-Oriented Programming Projects

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