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Programming and Problem Solving with C++: Brief Edition, Fifth Edition

Author(s): Nell Dale, PhD, University of Texas, Austin
Chip Weems, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763771515
  • Paperback    697 pages      © 2010
Price: International Sales $134.95 US List
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Overview

Based off the highly successful Programming and Problem Solving with C++ which Dale is famous for, comes the new Brief Edition, perfect for the one-term course. The text was motivated by the need for a text that covered only what instructors and students are able to move through in a single semester without sacrificing the breadth and detail necessary for the introductory programmer.  The authors excite and engage students in the learning process with their accessible writing style, rich pedagogy, and relevant examples.  

This Brief Edition introduces the new Software Maintenance Case Studies element that teaches students how to read code in order to debug, alter, or enhance existing class or code segments. 

Programming and Problem Solving with C++: Brief Edition follows the first 11 chapter of the new Fifth Edition of Programming and Problem Solving with C++, publishing May 2009.

ShowKey Features

13 chapters paced and organized for a one-term introduction to computer science and C++ programming.

The same highly successful, clear writing style that is a trademark of the Dale/Weems textbook series in computer science.

The proven pedagogical features that students the world over have come to rely upon, such as detailed chapter goals; Problem Solving Case Studies; Testing and Debugging sections; special sections on Background Information, Theoretical Foundations, Software Engineering Tips, Matters of Style, and biographies of historical figures; Quick-Check Questions; Exam Preparation Exercises; Programming Problems; and Case Study Follow-Up Questions.

A new feature, Software maintenance Case Studies, is designed to teach students strategies for reading, debugging, and maintaining existing code.

A complete package of student and instructor ancillaries includes a student companion website, a comprehensive lab manual in print and CD-ROM, test items, PowerPoint presentations, and source code for all of the complete programs in the text.

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ShowTable of Contents

1.   Overview of Programming and Problem Solving
2.   C++ Syntax and Semantics and the Program Development Process
3.   Numerical Types, Expressions, and Output
4.   Program Input and the Software Design
5.   Conditions, Logical Expressions and Selection Control Structures
6.   Looping
7.   Additional Control Structures
8.   Functions
9.   Scope, Lifetimes, and More on Functions
10. Users Defined Data Types
11. Arrays
12. Classes and Object-Oriented Software
13. Recursion


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Nell Dale, PhD-University of Texas, Austin


Nell Dale received a B.S. in Mathematics and Psychology from the University of Houston, a M.A. in Mathematics, from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin. Nell Dale has been on the faculty at the University of Texas, Austin since 1975. She teaches occasionally but concentrates on computer science education, writing, traveling, tennis, and bridge -- and her family of course.

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Chip Weems-University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Chip Weems is an Associate Professor of computer science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Oregon State University in 1977 and 1979, respectively. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in 1984. Over the last 23 years, he has taught courses in introductory programming, software engineering, computer architecture, and parallel processing. Since 1986 he has co-authored 13 textbooks that have helped over a million students learn to program computers. His books have been translated into French, Spanish, and Russian. He conducts research in computer architecture, compilers, parallel processing, and compiler-architecture co-optimization.

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ShowAppropriate Courses

This text assumes no prior programming experience and is most appropriate for introductory programming courses using C++.  

  • CS/CS101        
  • Introduction to Programming        
  • Computer Science I        
  • Introduction to Computer Science 
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    • show overview$63.95 Add to Cart

      A Laboratory Course in C++: CD-ROM Version

      ISBN-13: 9780763778835

      Nell Dale's Laboratory Course in C++ Available Soon on CD-ROM!

      Through hands-on lab exercises, this lab manual teaches the syntax and semantics of C++ constructs in a flexible framework that is perfect for both closed lab settings and independent learning. The exercises are broken into three types of activities:

      • Pre-Lab: Reading review and paper-and-pencil exercises designed to ensure understanding of the material to be covered in the exercises
      • In-Lab: Individual lessons broken into exercises specifically mapped to the concepts covered in the chapter
      • Post-Lab: Programming assignments which can be done independently and cover the important topics from the chapter

      Checklist cover sheets allow students and instructors to track the assignments, output, and grading for each exercise. Perforated pages aid in submission and grading of exercises and homework assignments.

    • show overview$64.95 Add to Cart

      A Laboratory Course in C++, Fifth Edition

      ISBN-13: 9780763778828

      Through hands-on lab exercises, this lab manual teaches the syntax and semantics of C++ constructs in a flexible framework that is perfect for both closed lab settings and independent learning. The exercises are broken into three types of activities:

      • Pre-Lab: Reading review and paper-and-pencil exercises designed to ensure understanding of the material to be covered in the exercises 
      • In-Lab: Individual lessons broken into exercises specifically mapped to the concepts covered in the chapter 
      • Post-Lab: Programming assignments which can be done independently and cover the important topics from the chapter 

      Checklist cover sheets allow students and instructors to track the assignments, output, and grading for each exercise. Perforated pages aid in submission and grading of exercises and homework assignments.

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      Companion Files

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      Click HERE to access the programs containing the source code for all of the complete programs that are included withing the textbook.

       

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