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C++ Tutorial

Introduction

This C++ tutorial contains a streamlined introduction to C++ in three parts. Part I covers procedural programming in C++: basic syntax, variable types, functions, arrays, pointers, etc. Part II covers object-oriented programming in C++, including classes, inheritance, polymorphism, operator overloading, casting, smart pointers, and an introduction to templates. Part III covers the standard template library (STL). A number of sample C++ programs are included in the notes and are also downloadable as individual text files.

Lectures

Part I: Procedural Programming in C++
Part II: Object-Oriented Programming in C++

Example C++ Programs

Part I: Procedural Programming

Chapter 1: Real Basics
Chapter 2: Variables and Constants
Chapter 3: Arrays and Strings
Chapter 4: Operators and Expressions
Chapter 5: Program Flow Control
Chapter 6: Functions
Chapter 7: Pointers and Dynamic Memory Allocation
Chapter 8: Streams and Reading/Writing Files

Part II: Object-Oriented Programming

Chapter 9: Introduction to Objects
Chapter 10: Inheritance
Chapter 11: Polymorphism
Chapter 12: Operator Overloading
Chapter 13: Casts
Chapter 14: Macros, Templates, and Smart Pointers
Chapter 15: Exception Handling

Part III: The Standard Template Library

Coming soon!