Problem Solving with C++ (6th Edition) - Softcover

Savitch, Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321412699 ISBN 13: 9780321412690

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 2006

Synopsis

Enables readers to efficiently master the fundamentals of C++ while imparting skills that are valuable with virtually any contemporary programming language. Writing in a friendly, highly motivational style, Walter Savitch begins with an overview of programming and problem-solving, then walks through all the fundamentals of C++ development. Coverage includes: variables, assignments, I/O, data types, expressions, flow control, functions, arrays, strings, vectors, pointers, and recursion.  From start to finish, Savitch presents C++ examples in the context of complete, executable programs that are available for download. This edition fully embraces the latest ANSI/ISO standards, advanced topic coverage including discussions of C++ templates, inheritance (including virtual functions), and exception handling, and a full chapter on the Standard Template Library (STL), self-test exercises with complete answers and extensive use of practical programming examples, programming projects, case studies, tips, and pitfalls For anyone who wants to master the C++ programming language: both those who have experience with other languages, and those learning programming for the first time.

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From the Back Cover

Introductory Programming / C++

 

Problem Solving with C++, Sixth Edition

Walter Savitch

 

Walter Savitch’s Problem Solving with C++ is the most widely used textbook for the introduction to programming in C++ course.

 

These are just a few of the reasons why:

“My students and I love this textbook. Savitch makes the material so accessible, and he does it with a great sense of humor that we all enjoy. My students tell me that they finally have purchased a college textbook where they’ve gotten their full money’s worth.”

–Jennifer Perkins, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

 

“Our school has used the Savitch text for many years, and it has been well received by both faculty and students. Walter Savitch explains difficult programming concepts in a clear and concise manner and discusses all the important features of the C++ language.”

–Carol Roberts, University of Maine

 

“Writing a book is an art if, and only if, it can create an artist. Savitch’s book does just this. It contains fundamental materials presented in a pleasant way in which not only the flow consistency, but also the example consistency, is preserved.”

–Coskun Bayrak, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

 

“The progression from programming basics to object-oriented concepts is logical and effectively leads beginning C++ students to an understanding of classes and more advanced topics.”

–Stephen Weissman, Burlington County College

 

This Sixth Edition features:

· Savitch’s unparalleled clear and concise writing style

· Extensive use of examples, exercises, and projects to promote good programming practice

· Earlier coverage of loops and arrays

· Enhanced discussion of debugging

· All code updated to be ANSI/ISO compliant

· Two new programming projects per chapter

 

 

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Students can work on programming problems from this text or homework problems created by their professors, and receive guided hints with page references and English explanations of compiler errors. Instructors can assign textbook-specific or self-created homework problems, preset style attributes, view students’ code and class compiler error logs, and track homework completion. A complimentary subscription is offered when an access code is ordered packaged with a new copy of this text. Subscriptions may also be purchased online. For more information visit www.myCodeMate.com.

About the Author

Walter Savitch is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of California–San Diego. He received his PhD in mathematics from the University of California–Berkeley in 1969. Since that time he has been on the faculty of the University of California–San Diego (UCSD). He served as director of the UCSD Interdisciplinary PhD program in cognitive science for over ten years. He has served as a visiting researcher at the computer science departments of the University of Washington in Seattle and at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and has been a visiting scholar at the Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica in Amsterdam.

Kenrick Mock is an Associate Professor at the University of Alaska–Anchorage. He has also taught at Washington Stat University, Portland State University, and the University of California–Davis. He teaches undergraduate computer science courses across the curriculum including introductory C++, Java™, Visual Basic® for non-programmers, algorithms, computer security, and artificial intelligence. With the Coastal Marine Institute at UAA, he helped develop a computer system to aid in research about Alaska sea ice and the atmosphere. Before becoming a teacher, Mock was a research scientist and software engineer at Intel™. He received a PhD in computer science from UC Davis.

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0321412699
• ISBN 13: 9780321412690
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 1056