Introduction to Computer Programming

Syllabus

Spring, 2001

Instructor: Jen-Diann Chiou

Department of Information Management

National Taiwan University



Course Description

This course aims at introducing basic concepts of object-oriented programming using C++. Programming facilities and specific features in C++ will be explained in full details, as listed in course outline below. The integrated development environment of Microsoft’s Visual C++ will be adopted for assignments and lab practices in this semester.



Course Outline

l Introduction to computer programming language

l History of C/C++ programming language

l Basic Facilities of C++

n Types and Declarations

n Pointers, Arrays, and Structures

n Expressions and Statements

n Functions

l Abstraction Mechanisms

n Classes

n Operator Overloading

n Derived Classes

n Templates

n Class Hierarchies

l Standard Template Library (STL)

l Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

l Unified Modeling Language (UML)



Prerequisite

Since this is an introductory course at freshman year level, there is no prerequisite required.



Grading

Assignment 30%

Midterm Exam 35%

Fianl Exam 35%



Readings

The course material is available mostly in digital media format, such as PDF. Lecture notes and readings will be distributed in the class.



References

1. Bjarne Stroustrup, “The C++ Programming Language”, 3rd edition, Addison-Wesley, 1997.

2. Andrei Alexandrescu, “Modern C++ Design – Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied”, Addison-Wesley, 2001.

3. Andrew Koenig and Barbara Moo, “Ruminations in C++”, Addison-Wesley, 1996.

4. Grady Booch, “Object-oriented Analysis and Design with Applications”, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley, 1994.

5. Microsoft Corporation, Visual C++ website. http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/