Using a beginner's approach that's ideal for anyone who has never programmed, McMullen/Matthews/Parsons' READINGS FROM PROGRAMMING WITH C++ helps you develop a useful understanding of computer science while equipping you with the skills to use C++ programming language.

This interesting, straightforward approach to programming emphasizes fundamental computer concepts using a programming language-independent approach and clear presentation with little technical jargon. Modules introduce important computer science concepts, procedural programming and object-oriented programming in short segments. Relevant real-world examples, streamlined code and descriptive figures help you better understanding today's computing concepts. You can tackle the learning modules in any order, interspersing conceptual modules with hands-on programming modules. You even refine critical-thinking and problem-solving skills as you strengthen computer science skills and build your confidence.

Table of Contents

Module 1: Computational Thinking

Module 2: Programming Tools

Module 3: Literals, Variables, and Constants

Module 4: Numeric Data Types and Expressions

Module 5: Character and String Data Types

Module 6: Decision Control Structures

Module 7: Repetition Control Structures

Module 8: Arrays

Module 9: Functions

Module 10: Recursion

Module 11 : Exceptions

Module 12: File Operations

Module 13: Classes and Objects

Module 14: Methods

Module 15: Encapsulation

Module 16: Inheritance

Module 17: Polymorphism

Module 18: Templates

Module 19: Linked List Data Structures

Module 20: Stacks and Queues

Module 21: Trees and Graphs

Module 22: Algorithm Complexity and Big-0 Notation

Module 23: Search Algorithms

Module 24: Sorting Algorithms

Module 25: Processor Architecture

Module 26: Data Representation

Module 27: Programming Paradigms

Module 28: User Interfaces

Module 29: Software Development Methodologies

Module 30: Pseudocode, Flowcharts, and Decision Tables

Module 31: Unified Modeling Language

About the Author

Kyla McMullen is a tenure-track faculty member in the University of Florida's Computer & Information Sciences & Engineering Department. Her research interests are in the perception, application and development of 3D audio technologies. In this line of research, sounds are digitally filtered so that when they are played over headphones, the listener perceives the sound as being emitted from a specific location in their own physical space, much like surround sound over headphones. Dr. McMullen is using this research to create realistic virtual environments, enhance data sonification, augment assistive technologies for people with visual impairments and decrease the cognitive load in multimodal systems. She recently received the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award to further support this research. She earned a B.S. in computer science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan.

Elizabeth "Liz" A. Matthews is an assistant professor of computer science at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. She received a B.S. in computer science from Western Washington University, an M.S. in computer science from Clemson University and a Ph.D. in human-centered computing from the University of Florida.

June Jamrich Parsons is an educator, digital book pioneer, co-author of Texty and McGuffey award-winning textbooks and a TAA fellow. She co-developed the first commercially successful multimedia, interactive digital textbook that established the standard for platforms now being developed by numerous educational publishers. In addition to authoring textbooks for Course Technology and Cengage, Dr. Parsons' career includes extensive classroom teaching and product design for eCourseware. She also served as a creative strategist for MediaTechnics Corp. and director of content for Veative Virtual Reality Labs. A member of the Association for Computing Machinery, she holds a Ph.D. in instructional technology and Certified Computing Professional certification.