C++ Programming for Engineers

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Course Schedule and Lecture Slides

• Week 1

  • Introduction to the basics of C++

  • Compiling and running C++ programs

• Week 2:

  • Control Structure (Part 1)

  • Control Structure (Part 2)

  • Assignment 1

• Week 3:

  • Functions

  • Recursion

• Week 4:

  • Arrays and Strings

  • Assignment 2

  • Pointers

• Week 5:

  • Memory Management

  • Data Structure (Part 1)

• Week 6:

  • Review

  • Exam 1

• Week 7:

  • Mid-Fall Recess! October 5-6

  • Data Structure (Part 2)

  • Hands-on Experiment 1

• Week 8:

  • Object Oriented Programming

  • Classes

• Week 9:

  • Inheritance and Polymorphism (Part 1)

  • Hands-on Experiment 2

• Week 10:

  • Inheritance and Polymorphism (Part 2)

  • Templates

• Week 11:

  • Namespace

  • Hands-on Experiment 3

• Week 12:

  • Exceptions and Typecasting

  • Preprocessor directives

• Week 13:

  • Student Presentations

  • Student Presentations

• Week 14:

  • Student Presentations

  • Student Presentations

• Week 15:

  • ThanksGiving Break!

• Week 16:

  • Final Review

  • Final Review

• Final Exam

Course Syllabus (PDF)

Assignments and Hands-on Experiments

• Assignments:

  • Due in two weeks

  • In class submission

• Hands-on Experiment

  • Due in two weeks

  • Online Submission

Grading

• Assignments: 10%

• Hands-on: 25%

• Student Presentations: 20%

• Exams:

  • Exam 1: 20%

  • Final Exam: 20%

• Class Participation: 5%

• Grading Policy:

  • A 90% and above

  • A- 87 - 89%

  • B+ 84 - 86%

  • B 78 - 83%

  • B- 75 - 77%

  • C+ 72 - 74%

  • C 63 - 71%

  • C- 60 - 62%

  • D+ 57 - 59%

  • D 52 - 56%

  • D- 50 - 51%

  • F - Below 50%

Text

• Malik DS. C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design Course Technology

• Gaddis T, Sengupta P. Starting Out with C++: From Control Structures Through Objects. Pearson; 2012

Reading

• MIT Open Course ware lecture notes

• Contributing tutorials