C++: An Introduction to Computing

Nyhoff, Larry,Leestma, Sanford,Adams, Joel

ISBN 10: 0023694025 / ISBN 13: 9780023694028

Published by Prentice Hall, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: C++: An Introduction to Computing
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0023694025
• ISBN 13: 9780023694028
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Offers students an introduction to traditional computing, covering such areas as scalar objects, the concept of I/O, reusability, control structures, functions and parameter passing, and modular programming. The text then covers non-scalar (class) objects to illustrate more fully the power of C++ objects.

From the Back Cover

I think it's well written and intelligently presented. It's a good introduction not only to C++ programming, but also to computer science as a whole.

- Larry Herman, UNITEC Institute of Technology

This book has a very large number of exercises, with a large variety of types. It is one the things that attracted me to the text. I am pleased with the quantity and quality of the exercises in this book.

- Cary Laxer, Computer Science, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Joel Adams and Larry Nyhoff address two key goals for first-year computing courses: to give students programming skills in a specific language, and to introduce them to the larger field of computer science. In this third edition of their best-selling book, these experienced educators offer a well-rounded approach to the methodologies and techniques of C++, while presenting students with a general overview of computing as a discipline, allowing them to put their learning into a broader context.

KEY FEATURES

• Provides carefully selected Part of the Picture presentations by computing experts as an overview of the discipline of computer science
• Offers 500 Quick Quiz questions with answers and 800 written exercises to be used for written assignments
• Includes more than 300 programming problems drawn from a wide range of application areas

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• A new chapter on data structures
• Learning objectives listed at the beginning of each chapter
• End-of-chapter summaries with key words and notes to help students identify the main concepts of each chapter
• Case studies featuring problems with complete solutions, including both design and program code
• Special optional OBJECTive Thinking sections to present classes and objects
• Prentice Hall Companion Website at http://www.prenhall.com/adams and authors' website at http://cs.calvin.edu/books/c++/intro/3e/