Introduction to C++: Programming Concepts and Applications

Overview

Code like a champion with this user-friendly introduction to C++, a fast, powerful, and popular programming language. “Introduction to C++: Programming Concepts and Applications” offers 24 half-hour lectures that equip learners with essential coding skills, tailored for everyone from beginners to experienced programmers.

Course Instructor

Taught by award-winning Professor John Keyser from Texas A&M University, this course covers the breadth of programming styles offered by C++, ensuring practical understanding through specific examples and hands-on programming.

Video Lessons

• Compiling Your First C++ Program
  • Duration: 31 min
  • Description: Begin your journey with a simple “Hello, World!” program and set up C++ on your device.

• C++ QUICK START: With Browser or Download
  • Duration: 20 min
  • Description: Get instant access to C++ programming using online editors or downloaded IDEs.

3. Variables, Computations, and Input in C++
   • Duration: 34 min
   • Description: Learn to calculate calorie counts in different foods as a practical programming exercise.

4. Booleans and Conditionals in C++
   • Duration: 30 min
   • Description: Understand how conditionals create programmable choices in your code.

5. Program Design and Writing Test Cases in C++
   • Duration: 29 min
   • Description: Discover the importance of program structure, testing, and the header section.

• C++ Loops and Iteration
  • Duration: 31 min
  • Description: Harness the power of loops to execute repeated tasks in your code.

• Importing C++ Functions and Libraries
  • Duration: 30 min
  • Description: Investigate how to enhance programs by utilizing existing code libraries.

8. Arrays for Quick and Easy Data Storage
   • Duration: 33 min
   • Description: Learn to use arrays for storing multiple values of the same type efficiently.

9. Vectors for Safe and Flexible Data Storage
   • Duration: 32 min
   • Description: Discover vectors and their advantages over arrays in data management.

10. C++ Strings for Manipulating Text
    • Duration: 33 min
    • Description: Explore how to work with text data using C++ string variables.

• Files and Stream Operators in C++
  • Duration: 32 min
  • Description: Understand how to read and write files using fstream to manipulate data.

12. Top-Down Design and Using a C++ Debugger
    • Duration: 29 min
    • Description: Learn systematic debugging techniques and the advantages of top-down design.

13. Creating Your Own Functions in C++
    • Duration: 30 min
    • Description: Create your own functions to simplify your code’s structure and maintainability.

14. Expanding What Your Functions Can Do in C++
    • Duration: 31 min
    • Description: Master function overloading and learn the difference between passing by value and by reference.

15. Systematic Debugging, Writing Exceptions
    • Duration: 31 min
    • Description: Dive deeper into debugging using exception handling to identify errors effectively.

16. Functions in Top-Down and Bottom-Up Design
    • Duration: 30 min
    • Description: Compare top-down and bottom-up approaches to program design using functions.

• Objects and Classes: Encapsulation in C++
  • Duration: 34 min
  • Description: Explore object-oriented programming concepts, focusing on encapsulation through classes.

• Object-Oriented Constructors and Operators
  • Duration: 33 min
  • Description: Learn how constructors create class objects and how operator overloading streamlines coding.

19. Dynamic Memory Allocation and Pointers
    • Duration: 32 min
    • Description: Understand dynamic memory allocation for flexible data storage during program execution.

20. Object-Oriented Programming with Inheritance
    • Duration: 33 min
    • Description: Discover inheritance and its ability to simplify code by creating a class hierarchy.

• Object-Oriented Programming with Polymorphism
  • Duration: 33 min
  • Description: Master polymorphism, allowing classes to be treated as instances of their parent class.

22. Using Classes to Build a Game Engine in C++
    • Duration: 31 min
    • Description: Design a game engine using object-oriented programming principles for game development.

23. C++ Templates, Containers, and the STL
    • Duration: 32 min
    • Description: Utilize generic programming and the Standard Template Library for effective data management.

24. C++ Associative Containers and Algorithms
    • Duration: 31 min
    • Description: Examine associative containers and algorithms that optimize data operations.

• Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for a Game
  • Duration: 34 min
  • Description: Apply your programming knowledge to design an AI algorithm for a game, concluding the course.