Data Structures Preliminaries (Refresher of Fundamentals in C++)

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51 Lessons

30h

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This course includes

151 Playgrounds

7 Quizzes

85 Illustrations

This course includes

151 Playgrounds

7 Quizzes

85 Illustrations

Course Overview

Dive into a comprehensive review of the fundamental elements of C++ through this course. Experience concise yet detailed explanations, coupled with hands-on exercises that delve into the core concepts of C++ fundamentals. Your journey begins with the exploration of fundamental programming concepts, such as the versatility of variables and their applications in strengthening control structures like conditions, loops, arrays and pointers. Next, you’ll cover structured programming, understanding its advantage...Show More

What You'll Learn

An understanding of key C++ concepts, including pointers, arrays and pointer related techniques

Proficiency in object-oriented programming (OOP) in C++ and its advantages over classical C-style structured programming

An understanding of dynamics of object relationships and their significance in software design

Master implementation of operator overloading to enhance user-defined data types in C++

Application of the learned knowledge via practical exercises, such as building mixed fraction and matrices calculators

Course Content

Getting Started

Introduction to the Course

Review of Variable, Arrays and Pointers

Introducing the Toolkit Variables and Their Applications Control Structures I (if, if-else, and switch)Control Structures II (for, while, and do while Loops)Function I (Reusability and Divide and Conquer)References and Functions II (Pass by Reference)Functions III (Templates)

Pointers and Their Usage Arrays and Pointers Static Two-Dimensional Array Pointer Arithmetic and Types of Pointers Dynamic Memory Allocation

Problems with Pointers Extended Types of Pointers I Extended Types of Pointers II

Journey towards Object Oriented Programming

Chapter Overview

Procedural/Structured Programming Procedural/Structured Programming: Fraction Case Study Procedural/Structured Programming: Exercises and Takeaways Introducing struct in C++ (Structuring the Data)Integrating Structures with Arrays, Functions and Pointers Using struct: A Mixed Fraction Case Study Using struct: Exercises and Takeaways

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)Classes: Syntax and the this Pointer Classes: Constructors/Destructors and Getters/Setters Classes: Static Members and Best Practices Mixed Fractions: Classes Mixed Fraction Classes: Exercise

Objects Relationships

Review of Object Relationships Composition and Its Implementation Aggregation and Its Implementation

Association and Its Implementation Dependency, Inheritance, and Their Implementations Quiz on Object Relationships

Introduction to Operator Overloading

Introduction to Operator Overloading in C++Unary and Binary Operators Miscellaneous Operators (<<, >>, [], ())Destructor, Copy Constructor, and Assignment Operator Overloading Operator Overloading Application: String Class

Matrix Calculator Case Study

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Conclusion

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