Absolute C++, 3/E
Walter Savitch, University of California at San Diego

ISBN-10: 0321468937
ISBN-13: 9780321468932

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 976 pp
Published: 03/07/2007

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Organized around the structure of the C++ programming language, Absolute C++, Third Edition, benefits C++ students of all levels with its comprehensive coverage and accessible style. Best-selling author Walt Savitch presents concepts and techniques in a clear, concise manner using understandable language and code enhanced by a suite of pedagogical tools. Additional end-of-chapter problems and new coverage of important data structures topics makes Absolute C++ more useful for C++ courses than ever before.

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  • A flexible topic presentation allows instructors to accommodate the structure of their course without losing any essential material. Each chapter’s introduction explains which topics must already have been presented before each section of the chapter can be addressed.
  • Extensive coverage of inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation as realized in the C++ programming language.
  • Enhanced STL coverage within a general template chapter (chapter 16), a dedicated STL chapter (chapter 19), and throughout relevant sections of the text.
  • Introduces advanced C++ topics, including virtual functions, templates, and exceptions.
  • The Third Edition is fully compatible with the latest ANSI/ISO standards.
  • Extensive pedagogy helps students grasp the concepts of C++:
    • Summary boxes provide brief synopses of major points in each chapter to reinforce core concepts.
    • Self-test exercises and answers offer opportunities to assess mastery of key topics, and readers can check their answers at the end of the chapter.
    • Abundant code displays coincide with informal comments that explain potentially confusing or difficult portions of the code.
    • Tips instruct readers on best programming practices, why they are recommended, and how to execute them effectively.
    • Pitfalls warn readers about common mistakes and how to avoid them.
    • Examples feature a complete program that solves a specific problem, with an extended code display highlighting the useful features of C++.
    • Chapter summaries provide concise overviews of each chapter’s fundamental concepts.
    • Programming projects challenge readers to design and implement a C++ program to solve a problem. Solutions to the programming projects are available for instructors.
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  • NEW! Problems in chapters 1–12 are completely revised, helping students practice and understand the main concepts.
  • NEW! Data structures material is added to chapter 17, Linked Data Structures.
  • NEW! Chapter 19, Standard Template Library, is enhanced with new material.
  • A new, sophisticated design focuses students on the most important topics using stimulating, clean chapter elements.

Chapter 1: C++ Basics
Introduction to C++
Variables, Expressions, and Assignment Statements
Console Input/Output
Program Style
Libraries and Namespaces
 
Chapter 2: Flow of Control
Boolean Expressions
Branching Mechanisms
Loops
 
Chapter 3: Function Basics
Predefined Functions
Programmer-Defined Functions
Scope Rules
 
Chapter 4: Parameters and Overloading
Parameters
Overloading and Default Arguments
Testing and Debugging Functions

Chapter 5: Arrays
Introduction to Arrays
Arrays in Functions
Programming with Arrays
Multidimensional Arrays
 
Chapter 6: Structures and Classes
Structures
Classes
 
Chapter 7: Constructors and Other Tools
Constructors
More Tools
Vectors—A Preview of the Standard Template Library
 
Chapter 8: Operator Overloading, Friends, and References
Basic Operator Overloading
Friend Functions and Automatic Type Conversion
References and More Overloaded Operators
 
Chapter 9: Strings
An Array Type for Strings
Character Manipulation Tools
The Standard Class string
 
Chapter 10: Pointers and Dynamic Arrays
Pointers
Dynamic Arrays
Classes, Pointers, and Dynamic Arrays
 
Chapter 11: Separate Compilation and Namespaces
Separate Compilation
Namespaces
 
Chapter 12: Streams and File I/O
I/O Streams
Tools for Stream I/O
Stream Hierarchies: A Preview of Inheritance
Random Access to Files
 
Chapter 13: Recursion
Recursive void Functions
Recursive Functions that Return a Value
Thinking Recursively
 
Chapter 14: Inheritance
Inheritance Basics
Programming with Inheritance
 
Chapter 15: Polymorphism and Virtual Functions
Virtual Function Basics
Pointers and Virtual Functions
 
Chapter 16: Templates
Function Templates
Class Templates
Templates and Inheritance
 
Chapter 17: Linked Data Structures
Nodes and Linked Lists
Linked List Applications
Iterators
Trees
 
Chapter 18: Exception Handling
Exception Handling Basics
Programming Techniques for Exception Handling
 
Chapter 19: Standard Template Library
Iterators
Containers
Generic Algorithms
 
Chapter 20: Patterns and UML
Patterns
UML
 
Appendix 1: C++ Keywords
Appendix 2: Precedence of Operators
Appendix 3: The ASCII Character Set
Appendix 4: Some Library Functions
Appendix 5: Old and New Header Files
Further Reading
Index
 

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Walter Savitch is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of California at San Diego. He received his PhD in mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969. Since that time he has been on the faculty of the University of California in San Diego (UCSD). He served as director of the UCSD Interdisciplinary PhD program in Cognitive Science for over ten years. He has served as a visiting researcher at the Computer Science departments of the University of Washington in Seattle and and at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and has been a visiting scholar at the Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica in Amsterdam.

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