Problem Solving, Abstraction & Design Using C++ (5th Edition)

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.

This revision of the classic Problem Solving, Abstraction, and Design Using C++ presents, and then reinforces, the basic principles of software engineering and object-oriented programming while introducing the C++ programming language. One of the hallmarks of this book is the focus on program design. Professors Frank Friedman and Elliot Koffman present a Software Development Method in Chapter 1 that is revisited in the Case Studies throughout the book.

This book carefully presents object-oriented programming by balancing it with procedural programming so the reader does not overlook the fundamentals of algorithm organization and design. Object-oriented concepts are presented through an overview in Chapter 1 and then demonstrated with the use of the standard string and iostream classes and a user-defined money class throughout the early chapters. Chapter 10 shows how to write your own classes and Chapter 11 shows how to write template classes. The presentation of classes is flexible and writing classes can be covered earlier if desired.

Other Highlights:

• Conforms to ANSI/ISO C++ standards, including new material on the Standard Library
• Makes use of proven pedagogical features including end-of section self-check exercises and programming exercises, extensive examples, robust case studies, clearly marked program style displays and syntax displays, in-depth chapter reviews, arid detailed syntax and run-time error discussions in each chapter
• Utilizes a dynamic two-color design to highlight important material
• Includes interviews with leading computer scientists to show the significance of the material in the real-world
• Contains new appendices covering Visual C++, C++ Builder, and the standard container classes and iterators