ICRO 0024:

Object Oriented Programming Using C++

University of Minnesota - Rochester Center
Room SH201 (Tuesdays 6:00pm to 9:30pm)

Instructor: Richard Sinn
Phone: 507-253-0758 (Office)
Email: webmaster@openloop.com, richard_sinn@vnet.ibm.com

Description

This course will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of C++ and object oriented programming. C++ is a popular choice for software developers for all operating system platforms. Prerequisite: previous programming experience. Topcis include:

C++ Basic Contruct (Functions, Scope, Loop, etc)
Basic Datatype Structure
Basic Object Oriented Methodology
- CRC Cards
- Rational Rose
C++ OO Concept
- Inheritance
- Virtual Function
- C++ operator overloading

Text

Prata Stephen, C++ Primer Plus Teach Yourself Object-Oriented Programming Second Edition, 1995
Microsolf Visual C++

Class Notes

Class notes will be prepared by the instructor (Richard Sinn).

Updates

README the 6/9/98 will have to be cancelled deal to scheduling policy of U of M.
All the materials will be covered today 6/3/98
Full Week8 and Week9 class note is up [5/24/98]
Full Week7 class note is up [5/18/98]
- The 6/2/98 class is moved to 6/3/98
Full Week6 class note is up [5/10/98]
Full Week5 class note is up [5/4/98]
Full Week 4 class note is up [4/8/98]
Shift all the classes "down" one week [4/8/98]
Full Week 2 and Week 3 class notes are up [4/5/98]
A Sample C++ programs page is up (Good places for additional examples) [4/5/98]
Class schedule and misc information online

Schedule

Week	Class No	Chapters	Topics
3/31/98	1	1,2	Getting Stated and Overview
4/7/98	2	5,6	Loops, Branches, File Input/Output
4/14/98	3	3,4	Data Structure
4/28/98	4	7,8	Functions and Programming Modules
5/5/98	5	9,10	Pointers, Objects and Classes
5/12/98	6	9,14	Friends, Operator Overloading
5/19/98	7	12	Inheritance - The Is-A Relationship
5/26/98	8	8,12	Inheritance with Virtual Functions, Inline Functions
6/3/98	9	11	Software Reuse with C++ Template Class C++ OO Design Overview and Tools Available

Other references

Stroustrup Bjarne, The C++ Programming Language, Second Edition, Addison Wesley, 1991
Schildt Herbert, Teach Yourself C++, Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Lippman Stanley, C++ Primer 2nd Edition, 1991
Booch Grady, Object Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications, Second Edition, Benjamin Cummings, 1994.
Gamma, et. al., Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Software, Addison Wesley, 1995.

Software

We will use Microsoft Visual C++ as our main compiler.

All of the code that we write is "100% Pure C++", so it can be used in multple platforms.