Week 1 - January 3
 
Preparation for Class
 | Review material on this web site and read chapter 1 of the text. |
Topics Covered this Week
| Introduction & Course Outline (lecture)
 | Syllabus |
| Requirements: Assignments, Grading |
| Text, Materials, Software |
| My Background |
| Your Backgrounds |
| Communication: web, email, etc. |
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| Computers and Programming
| Hardware& Software |
| Programming Languages |
| Assemblers, Interpreters, Compilers, Linkers |
| Algorithms and Program Design |
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| Background & Origin of C++
| Early "C-like" languages |
| C Language |
| C++ Language |
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| Features of C++ (Basics)
| Program structure
 | Functions |
| Statements |
| Constants |
| Variables |
| Operators |
| Key Words |
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| Variable Declarations |
| Expressions and Assignment |
| Input and Output |
| Return Statement |
| Preprocessor commands and Header files |
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| Using Visual Studio and the Visual C++ Compiler (lecture)
| Entering a Program |
| Creating a Project |
| Building the Program |
| Running the Program |
| Errors and Debugging |
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Assignments
| Read Chapter 1 if you didn't already do it. |
| Program #1 is due on Monday before
class. |
| Read Chapter 2 in preparation for next week. |
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