Introduction to C++ for Engineers and Scientists

by Etter, Delores M.

• ISBN13: 9780132547314
• ISBN10: 0132547317
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-02-20
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Delores M. Etter continues to provide valuable tools for introducing engineering and science students to problem solving with computers. Stressing readability, problem solving, and documentation, Dr. Etter teaches students to write user-friendly and reusable solutions to engineering problems using the increasingly popular language of C++.

Table of Contents

1 An Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving Grand Challenge: Weather Prediction	3	(18)
1.1 Grand Challenges	4	(2)
1.2 Computing Systems	6	(9)
Computer Hardware	6	(1)
Computer Software	7	(8)
1.3 An Engineering Problem-Solving Methodology	15	(6)
Chapter Summary, Key Terms	18	(3)
2 Simple C++ Programs Grand Challenge: Vehicle Performance	21	(38)
2.1 Program Structure	22	(3)
2.2 Constants and Variables	25	(5)
Scientific Notations	27	(1)
Numeric Data Types	28	(2)
Symbolic Constants	30	(1)
2.3 Assignment Statements	30	(10)
Arithmetic Operators	32	(2)
Priority of Operators	34	(3)
Overflow and Underflow	37	(1)
Increment and Decrement Operators	37	(1)
Abbreviated Assignment Operators	38	(2)
2.4 Standard Input and Output	40	(5)
cout statement	40	(1)
Formatted Output Functions	41	(2)
cin statement	43	(2)
2.5 Mathematical Functions	45	(3)
Elementary Mathematical Functions	46	(1)
Trigonometric Functions	47	(1)
2.6 Problem Solving Applied: Velocity Computation	48	(11)
Chapter Summary , Key Terms, C++ Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	52	(7)
3 Control Structures and Data Files Grand Challenge: Global Change	59	(42)
3.1 Development of Algorithms	60	(4)
Top-Down Design	60	(1)
Structured Programming	60	(4)
3.2 Conditional Expressions	64	(3)
Relational Operators	64	(1)
Logical Operators	65	(1)
Precedence and Associativity	66	()
3.3 Selection Statemnets	67	(5)
Simple if Statement	67	(2)
if/else Statement	69	(3)
3.4 Loop Structures	72	(7)
while Loop	73	(1)
do/while Loop	74	(1)
for Loop	75	(3)
break and continue Statements	78	(1)
3.5 Problem Solving Applied: Weather Balloons	79	(5)
3.6 Data Files	84	(17)
I/O Statements	84	(2)
Reading Data Files	86	(6)
Generating a Data File	92	(2)
Chapter Summary, Key Terms, C++ Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	94	(7)
4 Modular Programming with Functions Grand Challenge: Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery	101	(18)
4.1 Modularity	102	(1)
4.2 Programmer-Defined Functions	103	(16)
Function Definition	104	(5)
Function Prototype	109	(1)
Parameter List	110	(2)
Storage Class and Scope	112	(1)
Chapter Summary, Key Terms, C++ Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	113	(6)
5 One-Dimensional Arrays Grand Challenge: Speech Recognition	119	(16)
5.1 Array Definitions and Computations	120	(5)
Definition and Intialization	120	(2)
Computations and I/O	122	(3)
5.2 Arrays as Function Arguments	125	(10)
Call-by-Address References	127	(1)
Statistical Measurements	127	(2)
Chapter Summary, Key Terms, C++ Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	129	(6)
6 Character Data Grand Challenge: Mapping the Human Genome	135	(16)
6.1 Character Information	136	(1)
6.2 Character Initialization and Computations	137	(8)
Character I/O	138	(4)
Character Arrays	142	(2)
Character Comparisons	144	(1)
6.3 Character Functions	145	(6)
Chapter Summary, Key Terms, C++ Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	147	(4)
Appendix A ASCll Character Codes	151	(3)
Complete Solutions to Practice! Problems	154	(4)
Index	158