Problem Solving, Abstraction, and Design using C++: International Edition - Softcover

Friedman, Frank L.; Koffman, Elliot B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013706781X ISBN 13: 9780137067817

Publisher: Pearson, 2010

Synopsis

Problem Solving, Abstraction, and Design Using C++ presents and reinforces basic principles of software engineering design and object-oriented programming concepts while introducing the C++ programming language. The hallmark feature of this book is the Software Development Method that is introduced in the first chapter and carried throughout in the case studies presented.

About this title

About the Author

Elliot Koffman is a professor of computer and information science at Temple University. He is one of the country's foremost CS educators, a former chairman of the ACM Task Force for introductory programming methods courses, and the co-author of Problem Solving, Abstraction, and Design, Problem Solving and Program Design in C, (both with Pearson) Objects, Abstraction, Data Structures and Design Using C++, and Objects, Abstraction, Data Structures and Design Using Java Version 5.0 (both with John Wiley & Sons).

Dr. Frank L. Friedman is Professor and Chairman of Computer and Information Science at Temple University. He received M.S. degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Purdue University and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University. Dr. Friedman is the co-author of Problem Solving, Abstraction, and Design Using C++ and other textbooks on programming in Fortran and Basic. His current research and instructional interests are in software engineering, specifically object-oriented paradigms for software design.

From the Back Cover

introductory Programming / C++

PROBLEM SOLVING, ABSTRACTION, AND DESIGN USING C++ Sixth Edition
Frank L. Friedman & mdash; Elliot B. Koffman

Using the classic Software Development Method advanced by authors Frank Friedman and Elliot Koffman, this Sixth Edition of Problem Solving, Abstraction, and Design Using C++ provides a solid introduction to programming with an emphasis on softeare engineering principles and object-oriented programming using the C++ language. Case studies throughout the book ensure the student's comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Method's five-step problem-solving process.

The Sixth Edition includes:

• A new chapter exploring the fileds of study in computer science and the career paths available for those who major in computer science-related disciplines.
• New examples in several chapters to introduce students to graphics programming.
• New and revised Case Studies.
• Revised Exercise Sets and Programming Projects.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 013706781X
• ISBN 13: 9780137067817
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 912