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Part 1 Concepts for apprentice programmers: introduction to programming and software engineering; problem solving using objects and types; overview of programming language features. Part 2 Learning to use your C++ toolbag: starting C++ programming; types in C++; variable declarations; a CD-playing program; values and expressions; using functions and member functions; control flow abstractions; function definitions; constructing new types in C++; some example classes; arrays; input and output. Part 3 Practicing your trade: example problems and solutions; worked projects. Appendices: C++ syntax diagrams; solutions to selected exercises

The primary aim of this book is to introduce the fundamental aspects of object-oriented programming and design, using the language C++ as a vehicle. It concludes with a number of major worked-through software projects.