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C++ For Programmers

Learn features and constructs for C++

About this Course

C++ for Programmers is designed for students who are familiar with a programming language and wish to learn C++.

This course focuses on 'how' as opposed to 'what'. For example, in the lesson on functions, we do not teach what a function is, but rather how to create a function in C++.
The lessons are taught by several different instructors who have used C++ in their professional careers, so students get to experience different perspectives.

The course also includes comments and tips from Bjarne Stroustrup - the original designer of C++.

Course Cost
Free
Timeline
Approx. 3 weeks
Skill Level
intermediate
Included in Product

Rich Learning ContentRich Learning Content

Interactive QuizzesInteractive Quizzes

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Course Leads

Catherine Gamboa

Catherine Gamboa

Instructor

What You Will Learn

lesson 1

The Basics

  • You will learn Program structure, header files, IO Compilation and Execution.
lesson 2

Arithmetic Operations

  • You will learn the most commonly used arithmetic operations in C++.
lesson 3

Control Flow

  • You will learn if, if-else, while, do-while, and switch statements.
lesson 4

Pointers

  • This lesson is a quick review of pointers. We discuss them here because we'll use them in the Arrays lesson.
lesson 5

Array

  • We will do a preliminary exploration of two dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays.
lesson 6

Functions

  • Functions with and without return values, with and without parameters, and passing by reference are demonstrated and used in this lesson.
lesson 7

Classes

  • This lesson is a basic introduction to classes. You will practice creating and instantiating classes in this lesson.
lesson 8

Overloading

  • We introduce overloading functions in this lesson as a segue into templates.
lesson 9

Templates

  • We introduce generic programming through templates. First function templates then class templates.

Prerequisites and Requirements

There is one prerequisite for this course: familiarity with another programming language.

See the Technology Requirements for using Udacity.

Why Take This Course

Anyone wishing to quickly learn how to program in C++ will find this course to be quite satisfactory. You will quickly learn to program in C++ by learning the essentials of the language.
You will also get to hear different approaches and perspectives regarding using C++ as a professional.

This course does not offer in depth discussions of C++, nor does it offer a lot of alternative/advanced methods. It focuses on preparing the student to program in C++ with the minimum expenditure of time.

What do I get?
  • Instructor videos
  • Learn by doing exercises
  • Taught by industry professionals
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