Includes index

Preface --
1: Introduction To Programming --
Programming a computer --
Programmer's job --
Do I have what it takes to be a programmer? --
Employment opportunities --
Brief history of programming languages --
Machine languages --
Assembly languages --
High-level languages --
Control structure --
Sequence structure --
Selection structure --
Repetition structure --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
2: Beginning The Problem-Solving Process --
Problem solving --
Solving everyday problems --
Creating computer solutions to problems --
Step 1-Analyze the problem --
Step 2-Plan the algorithm --
Step 3-Desk-check the algorithm --
Gas mileage problem --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
3: Variables And Constants --
Beginning step 4 in the problem-solving process --
Internal memory --
Selecting a name for a memory location --
Revisiting the Treyson Mobley problem --
Selecting a data type for a memory location --
How data is stored in internal memory --
Selecting an initial value for a memory location --
Declaring a memory location --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
4: Completing The Problem-Solving Process --
Finishing step 4 in the problem-solving process --
Getting data from the keyboard --
Displaying messages on the computer screen --
Arithmetic operators in C++ --
Type conversions in arithmetic expressions --
Static_cast operator --
Assignment statements --
Step 5-Desk check the program --
Step 6-Evaluate and modify the program --
Arithmetic assignment operators --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
5: Selection Structure --
Making decisions --
Flowcharting a selection structure --
Coding a selection structure in C++ --
Comparison operators --
Swapping numeric values --
Displaying the sum or difference --
Logical operators --
Using the truth tables --
Calculating gross pay --
Pass/fail program --
Converting a character to uppercase or lowercase --
Formatting numeric output --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
6: More On The Selection Structure --
Making decisions --
Flowcharting a nested selection structure --
Coding a nested selection structure --
Logic errors in selection structures --
First logic error: Using a compound condition rather than a nested selection structure --
Second logic error: Reversing the outer and nested decisions --
Third logic error: Using an unnecessary nested selection structure --
Multiple-alternative selection structures --
Switch statement --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
7: Repetition Structure --
Repeating program instructions --
Using a pretest loop to solve a real-world problem --
Flowcharting a pretest loop --
While statement --
Using counters and accumulators --
Sales express program --
Counter-controlled pretest loops --
For statement --
Holmes supply program --
Colfax sales program --
Another version of the Miller Incorporated program --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises. 8: More On The Repetition Structure --
Posttest loops --
Flowcharting a posttest loop --
Do while statement --
Nest repetition structures --
Asterisks program --
Savings calculator program --
Pow function --
Coding the savings calculator program --
Modifying the savings calculator program --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
9: Value-Returning Functions --
Functions --
Hypotenuse program --
Finding the square root of a number --
Random addition problems program --
Generating random integers --
Creating program-defined value-returning functions --
Calling a function --
Function prototypes --
Plano Elementary School program --
Area calculator program --
Scope and lifetime of a variable --
Bonus calculator program --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
10: Void Functions --
Void functions --
Passing variables to a function --
Reviewing passing variables by value --
Passing variables by reference --
Salary program --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
11: One-Dimensional Arrays --
Arrays --
One-dimensional arrays --
Declaring and initializing a one-dimensional array --
Entering data into a one-dimensional array --
Displaying the contents of a one-dimensional array --
Coding the XYZ company's sales program --
Passing a one-dimensional array to a function --
Moonbucks Coffee program-calculating a total and average --
KL Motors program-searching an array --
Hourly rate program-accessing an individual element --
Random numbers program --
Sorting the data stored in a one-dimensional array --
Parallel one-dimensional arrays --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
12: Two-Dimensional Arrays --
Using two-dimensional arrays --
Declaring and initializing a two-dimensional array --
Entering data into a two-dimensional array --
Displaying the contents of two-dimensional array --
Coding the Caldwell Company's orders program --
Accumulating the values stored in a two-dimensional array --
Searching a two-dimensional array --
Passing a two-dimensional array to a function --
Summary --
Key term --
Review questions --
Exercises --
13: Strings --
String data type --
Creative sales program --
Getline function --
Ignore function --
ZIP code program --
Determining the number of characters contained in a string variable --
Accessing the characters contained in a string variable --
Rearranged name program --
Searching the contents of a string variable --
Annual income program --
Removing characters from a string variable --
Replacing characters in a string variable --
Social Security number program --
Inserting characters within a string variable --
Company name program --
Duplicating a character within a string variable --
Concatenating strings --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
14: Sequential Access Files --
File types --
CD collection program --
Creating file objects --
Opening a sequential access file --
Determining whether a file was opened successfully --
Writing data to a sequential access file --
Reading information from a sequential access file --
Testing for the end of a sequential access file --
Closing a sequential access file --
Coding the CD collection program --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
Appendix A: Answers to Mini-Quizzes and Labs --
Appendix B: C++ Keywords --
Appendix C: ASCII Codes --
Appendix D: How to use Microsoft Visual C++ --
Appendix E: How to use Dev-C++ --
Appendix F: Classes and objects --
Object-oriented terminology --
Defining a class in C++ --
Instantiating an object and referring to a public member --
Example 1-Class that contains public data members only --
Header files --
Example 2-Class that contains a private data member and public member methods --
Example 3-Using a class that contains two constructors --
Example 4-Class that contains overloaded methods --
Summary --
Key terms --
Review questions --
Exercises --
Index.