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Problem Solving with C++: The Object of Programming (4th Edition) 4th Edition

by Walter Savitch (Author)

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This is the world's leading book for teaching introductory programming concepts and C++ to novices. This book teaches readers how to define their own classes early, while ensuring a solid understanding of basic tools such as simple control structures and function definitions. It takes a measured approach to classes, teaching how to write some simple classes, then adds constructors, then overloading simple operators, then overloading the I/O operators <>, and so forth. Anyone beginning to program with C++.

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0321113470
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978-0321113474
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4th
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Addison Wesley
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July 16, 2002
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English
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7.36 x 1.38 x 9.09 inches
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1000 pages
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This is the world's leading book for teaching introductory programming concepts and C++ to novices. This book teaches readers how to define their own classes early, while ensuring a solid understanding of basic tools such as simple control structures and function definitions. It takes a measured approach to classes, teaching how to write some simple classes, then adds constructors, then overloading simple operators, then overloading the I/O operators >, and so forth. Anyone beginning to program with C++.

About the Author

Walter Savitch is a professor of computer science at the University of California, San Diego, where he has been one of the main designers of the computer science curriculum. A well-known and respected author and educator, he has most recently written Problem Solving with C++: The Object of Programming, Third Edition and Data Structures and Other Objects Using C++, Second Edition (with Michael Main).

Prof. Savitch has long been heralded by instructors and students alike for his engaging and accessible writing style. Absolute C++ will continue to benefit from these talents and earn more praise as it caters to the needs of everyone in the classroom.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison Wesley; 4th edition (July 16, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1000 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321113470
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321113474
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.32 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.36 x 1.38 x 9.09 inches

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John Harpur

Excellent undergraduate text

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2003

I have looked over a good number of C++ books for several of the undergraduate courses I teach. The wrong introduction can turn students off a language for life. Finding an introductory book with just the right pitch and level of difficulty is difficult. Savitch's book seems to fit my needs in this respect. It is accessible, readable and the examples are clear enough for students to work through without having to look over their shoulders continuously. yes, it is a litle on the wordy side, but it is a small defect overall. If you will continue to use C++, Savitch is a firm foundation for moving on to other more advanced texts. The bottom line is that you have to start somewhere in learning programming and this is as good as I have seen in C++.

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S. Weaver

Lots of hand-holding and fluff - little insight

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2003

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It's a mediocre book and I'll tell you why:
1. an alternative title could be: C++ for Idiots.
2. VERY intro level text - get ready to learn (yet again) how to use a "for" loop.
3. Very wordy and obtuse writing style: I found myself trying to scan/skim for some actual information - most of the text seems like fluff. The good news is that they do give you more concise colored boxes throughout; these give you syntax rules and a brief description of new commands/functions. But if this is all the book is giving you, you wasted your money - this book fails as a reference.
4. Chapters on things like namespaces completely lacked any real world context - this stems of course from the fact that you aren't going to be dealing with lots of files/libraries in an intro level course.
To conclude, stay away unless you are a complete newbie - if you are, this text won't hurt you if you want to have your hand held contantly, but there are far better books out there for teaching programming, though I don't know any about C++ specifically to recommend.

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Leicester Dedlock

Very well-explained; Incomplete

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2003

I'm a CS/Math double major at Cameron University and this is, quite fortunately, the book we ended up using for my C.S. I class. Except for Dietel' excellent book (which I recommend even more than this one), there is no other book out there that explains the basics of C++ so clearly, at least that I have read. Topics difficult to the CS I student, such as classes, pointers, and virtual functions are explained eloquently with well-written examples. The sample code is a lot more simple and straight-forward than in many books but still illustrates the topics in detail.

The ordering of the book is one thing that may throw some people off, however. Arrays are introduced surprisingly late, and classes are introduced earlier than I have ever seen in a c++ textbook. This may be untraditional, but being introduced to classes early gives you a good jump-start into serious c++ programming. Although our class followed the chapters sequencially, the material is flexible and the order can be changed up to something more traditional (some suggested orderings are given in the introduction). Our class happenened to follow the material sequentially, so it was something I took note of.

The only real beef I had with this book is that it covers most, but not all of the basics. Macros and pragmas are not included and inline functions are only mentioned very briefly in the appendix without full explanation. Macro guards (#ifndef,#endif, etc.) are presented in chapter 9 but the concept of macros really isn't covered. The basic cin/cout streams are used and many stream functions are explained but a full explanation on handling streams and buffers is not included. Additionally, the STL libraries are barely touched on except for <vector> and <string>, but I guess, like us, that can be saved for a later course. Overall, I highly recommend this book for learning purposes, but eventually get a second reference.

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Rudolph Tan

Great book for starters

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2002

I have used this book for 2 months and it is absolutely great! The organization of the book eases the learning of C++, it has useful outlines, programming recommendations and examples that truly extract the essense of what must be mastered.
Even if you do not have background in programming, the book helps you very well to get acquanted with programing terms since it explains it in a neat yet brief manner.
A feature that I loved about the book is that all the terminology is bolded and an outline of the term is provided in the side of the paragraph. Hence, when you are looking for a certain term or an algorithm, you can search it pretty easily. Something like the "for dummies" book.
The suggested exercises are pretty neat as well, and although not complex they are very good to put into test what you are supposed to know.
In despite of all the goodies of the book. I think that if you are a professional programmer of C++ you will find this book elemental since it is an introduction of C++.

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