C++ for Fortran Programmers - Softcover

Pohl, Ira

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201924838 ISBN 13: 9780201924831

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 1997

Synopsis

C++ for Fortran Programmers provides a smooth transition to C++ and object-oriented programming by building on the reader's knowledge of FORTRAN. Noted C++ authority Ira Pohl uses his trademark technique of "dissection" to illustrate the underlying structure of programs and help readers understand design trade-offs. Where appropriate, C++ code is given with equivalent FORTRAN code. FORTRAN 77 has been augmented by other versions of FORTRAN, including FORTRAN 90. Based on the proposed ANSI C++ standard, this book covers the latest language features including detailed discussions of templates, STL, and exception handling.

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About the Author

Ira Pohl is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University. His research interests include artificial intelligence, the C and C++ programming languages, practical complexity problems, heuristic search methods, deductive algorithms, and educational and social issues. He originated error analysis in heuristic search methods and deductive algorithms.

Professor Pohl was formerly a Mackay professor at University of California- Berkeley and a ZWO fellow in the Netherlands. He is the author or co-author of Object-Oriented Programming Using C++, C++ Distilled: A Concise Ansi/Iso Reference and Style Guide, C by Dissection: The Essentials of C Programming, A Book on C: Programming in C, C++ for C Programmers, C++ for Fortran Programmers, C++ for Pascal Programmers, and Turbo C: The Essentials of C Programming, all published by Addison-Wesley.

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From the Back Cover

Using your existing knowledge of Fortran, C++ for Fortran Programmers gets you up and running with C++ quickly. By showing how individual elements of a Fortran program compare and translate into C++, this book helps you make a smooth transition to C++ and object-oriented concepts. Best-selling author and C++ authority Ira Pohl uses his trademark "dissection" technique to illustrate the underlying structure of programs and to help you understand design trade-offs. Scientific and engineering coding examples are featured throughout the text.

• Provides a smooth transition to C++ and object-oriented programming for programmers already familiar with Fortran.
• Includes C++ to Fortran equivalencies, making it easy to move from one language to another.
• Features engineering computations throughout; important scientific types such as complex number, vector, and polynomial are implemented.
• Incorporates the proposed ANSI C++ Standard including bool, namespaces, and the STL library.
• Features a chapter on the use of STL and efficient generic programming.
• Supplies fully tested program code on the World Wide Web at http://www.aw.com/cp/authors/pohl/c++_fortran/c++_fortran.html.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201924838
• ISBN 13: 9780201924831
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560