C/C++CourseworkModule
                   Ian Reid, Trinity 2008
       The course takes you through a series of exercises
       designed to familiarise you with design and imple-
       mentation issues in C++ programming.
       Objectives:
       Design and implementation of C++ programs.
       Functions,classes,recursion,inheritance,graphics,
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       Structure:
       Exercises – learning by example (Software-lab),
       Mini-lectures (9am, and 12noon or 2pm)
       Discussions – design in small groups
       Project – 3D graphical computer game (maybe?)
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       References
         • C/C++ course/lecture notes (IDR)
              www.robots.ox.ac.uk/˜ian/Teaching/C++
         • LipmannandLajoie(3rd edition)
         • Stroustrup (3rd edition)
         • Pohl
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       Introduction
           Algorithms               Data structures
                         Programs
       Procedural programming:
           design focuses on algorithms
           e.g. matlab, C, Pascal, Fortran
       Object oriented programming:
           design focuses on data structures
           e.g. C++, Java
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        Interpreted language
                 Source code
                                    Interpreter
                    .m
         • Interpreter: a program that reads source line by
            line and carries out the action specified by the
            line of code
         • Interpreted language:
            – good run-time error handling and identifica-
              tion
            – rapid prototyping
            – slow
            – e.g matlab, various scripting languages
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