First Course in C: A Gentle Introduction

Providing a straightforward introduction to the C++ programming language, this book is particularly suited to readers with little or no knowledge of programming. It contains the fundamental principles of programming with the language's essential data and control structures, classes, polymorphism, files, object-oriented programming and the client-server approach, in a clear and uncluttered manner. Aimed at first-and second-year undergraduate students taking courses in programming using C++, this book will also be highly relevant to conversion courses and those in which the students have had little prior exposure to computing. The features: it does not assumer or require any prior knowledge of computing or programming; it demystifies the terminology and jargon of C++ and object-oriented programming; the structure and content of the book make it ideal for a single-semester module covering either a first course in programming using C++ or a conversion course in which C++ is introduced as a second programming language; and end of chapter exercises.