Topic-Schedule

The following is a schedule for the topics covered in one semester of CS 1570 and the accompanying lab, CS 1580:

Week #1

• • Intro to the class parameters and go over the syllabus. Basic C++ constructs

  • Variable types (numerical and non-numerical types) and variable naming.

  • C++ operators (arithmetic, logical, relational, casting)

Week #2

• • Decision Branching (if - else statement)

  • Loops (sentinel and counting loops)

  • The switch-case statement and catch up

Week #3

• • The ternary operator, escape sequences, endl vs. \n

  • Random number generation

  • Structs

Week #4

• • Introduction to arrays

  • Functions (intro and basics of PBV)

  • Functions (PBR and details of compiler implementations)

Week #5

• • Functions (documentation)

  • Review for test #1

• Test #1

Week #6

• • Functions (overloading and templates)

  • Static variables, default arguments

  • Multiple file compilation

Week #7

• • Passing arrays to functions

  • Null-terminated character arrays (C-strings).

  • More on c-strings

Week #8

• • Character I/O details; getline, ignore, get, etc.and std string functionality

  • File I/O

  • Passing streams to functions

Week #9

• • OOP introduction; the class, public, private, data hiding,encapsulation, etc.

  • Accessors/mutators and const functions and friend functions

  • Constructors

Week #10

• • Template classes

  • Review for test #2

• Test #2

Week #11

• • Overloading operators I

  • Overloading operators II

  • Overloading operators III

Week #12

• • Inheritance and Polymorphism

  • Inheritance and Polymorphism

  • Pointers general

Week #13

• • Pointers general

  • Pointers and dynamic memory

  • Pointers and modifications to classes

Week #14

• • Pointers and modifications to classes

  • Review for test #3

• Test #3

Week #15

• • Exception handling

  • Namespaces, output formatting, enums and other miscellaneous topics

  • Wrap-up.