Description
Programming with C and C++ is an introductory computer programming textbook that uses C/C++ as the language of instruction. It is suitable for use in an introductory programming course and for people who are trying to learn programming on their own. There are no prerequisites beyond a general familiarity with the ideas of computers and programs. There is enough material for a full year of college-level programming. Chapters 1 through 7 can be used as a textbook in a one-semester college-level course or in a year-long high school course. The remaining chapters can be covered in a second course.
In style, this is a textbook rather than a tutorial. That is, it concentrates on explaining concepts rather than giving step-by-step how-to-do-it guides. I have tried to use a conversational writing style that might be closer to classroom lecture than to a typical textbook. You’ll find programming exercises at the end of each chapter. For each exercise, there is a web page that gives a detailed solution for that exercise, with the sort of discussion that I would give if I presented the solution in class. I strongly advise that you read the exercise solutions if you want to get the most out of this book.
This is certainly not a C/C++ reference book, and it is not a comprehensive survey of all the features of C/C++. It is not written as a quick introduction to C/C++ for people who already know another programming language. Instead, it is directed mainly towards people who are learning programming for the first time, and it is as much about general programming concepts as it is about C/C++ in particular. I believe that Introduction to Programming using C/C++ is fully competitive with the conventionally published, printed programming textbooks that are available on the market.
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