Introduction to C++

Instructors

Adam Townsend, Mathematics and CM Hub and Krishna Gopalakrishnan, Mechanical Engineering and CM Hub

Course description

This class teaches the fundamentals of C++. C++ is an object-oriented programming language that has both high- and low-level features. It is typically used to produce fast code, but at the expense of a steep learning curve.  This course is designed for beginners to C++, but expects some programming experience in another language. 

You can bring your own laptop; Windows users will need a secure shell client installed (e.g. putty  https://www.putty.org ). 

Syllabus 

• Where C++ sits among other programming languages / mathematical software
• What is a compiled language? 
• Hello world!
• Use of variables
• Basic arithmetic
• Saving and reading data
• Types
• Loops
• Writing and calling simple functions
• Debugging
• Discussion of libraries you might want to investigate to do mathematics

Registration

Please register for March 14, 15 and 20, 2019 (this class has three parts).