Programming in C++ for Engineering and Science

Developed from the author’s many years of teaching computing courses, Programming in C++ for Engineering and Science guides students in designing programs to solve real problems encountered in engineering and scientific applications. These problems include radioactive decay, pollution indexes, digital circuits, differential equations, Internet addresses, data analysis, simulation, quality control, electrical networks, data encryption, beam deflection, and many other areas.

To make it easier for novices to develop programs, the author uses an object-centered design approach that helps students identify the objects in a problem and the operations needed; develop an algorithm for processing; implement the objects, operations, and algorithm in a program; and test, correct, and revise the program. He also revisits topics in greater detail as the text progresses. By the end of the book, students will have a solid understanding of how C++ can be used to process complex objects, including how classes can be built to model objects.

Web Resource
The book’s website at http://cs.calvin.edu/books/c++/engr-sci provides source code, expanded presentations, links to relevant sites, reference materials, lab exercises, and projects. For instructors, solutions to exercises and PowerPoint slides for classroom use are available upon qualifying course adoption.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Computing
Chapter 2: Programming and Problem Solving— Software Engineering
Chapter 3: Types in C++
Chapter 4: Getting Started with Expressions
Chapter 5: Control Structures
Chapter 6: Functions and Libraries
Chapter 7: Using Classes
Chapter 8: More Selection Control Structures
Chapter 9: More Repetition Control Structures
Chapter 10: Functions in Depth
Chapter 11: Files and Streams
Chapter 12: Arrays and the vector Class Template
Chapter 13: Multidimensional Arrays and Vectors
Chapter 14: Building Classes
Chapter 15: Pointers and Linked Structures
Chapter 16: Data Structures
Answers to Test Yourself Questions
Appendix A: ASCII Character Codes
Appendix B: C++ Keywords
Appendix C: C++ Operators
Appendix D: Other C++ Features