C++ Course

Introduction to C++

• What is C++ and why it matters

• History and evolution of C++ 

• C++ vs other programming languages

• Setting up development environment

• Your First C++ Program: Hello World 

• Assignment: Write and run a simple program

The Build Process and C++ Errors

• The build process and build pipeline 

• Compiler vs interpreter

• Compiler errors vs runtime errors

• Basic debugging strategies 

• Assignment: Identify and fix errors

Variables and Constants

• Understanding C++ variables

• Variable declaration and naming 

• Constants and their usage

• Variable scope and lifetime 

• Assignment: Declare and use variables

 Data Types

• Fundamental data types (int, float, double, char, bool) 

• Data type ranges and precision

• Type casting and conversion 

• const and constexpr modifiers 

• Assignment: Work with different data types

Operators and Expressions

• Arithmetic, relational, logical operators

• Assignment and compound operators 

• Increment and decrement operators

• Type conversion and casting 

• Assignment: Write programs using operators

Standard Library Types

• Working with strings (std::string) 

• Pairs and tuples 

• Enumerated values (enum)

• Introduction to C++ Standard Library containers 

• Assignment: Use standard library types

Basic Input/Output

• Output with cout 

• Input with cin and getline()

• Formatted input and output

• File I/O introduction 

• Assignment: Create interactive programs

Functions - Introduction

• Understanding functions in C++ 

• Function declaration and definition

• Function parameters and return types 

• Header files and function prototypes 

• Assignment: Create and use functions

Conditional Statements

• If, else if, else statements 

• Switch-case applications 

• Conditional logic and decision making

• Assignment: Write programs using conditionals

Loops

• For loop and its applications 

• While loop and do-while loop

• Loop control: break, continue, exit 

• Assignment: Implement loops for problem solving

Arrays

• Array declaration and initialization 

• Accessing and modifying array elements

• Multidimensional arrays 

• Assignment: Work with arrays for data storage

Arrays and Vectors

• Vectors and dynamic arrays 

• Working with std::vector

• Iterators and range-based for loops

• Assignment: Use vectors for dynamic data

Functions - Advanced

• Function overloading 

• Recursion in C++ 

• Default parameters 

• Function scope and namespaces

• Assignment: Implement recursive functions

Namespaces

• Creating namespaces

• Using namespaces 

• Argument-dependent lookup (ADL)

• Organizing code with namespaces

• Assignment: Organize code with namespaces

 Introduction to Pointers

• Understanding pointers and addresses 

• Declaring and using pointers

• Pointers vs references 

• Assignment: Work with pointers

Pointers and Arrays

• Pointers and arrays relationship

• Pointer arithmetic and array traversal

• Assignment: Use pointers with arrays 

Dynamic Memory Allocation

• ew and delete operators 

• Dynamic arrays allocation

• Memory management best practices

• Assignment: Manage memory dynamically

Memory Management

• Heap vs stack memory 

• Memory leaks and prevention 

• Garbage collection in C++

• Smart pointers introduction 

• Assignment: Prevent memory leaks

References

• Understanding references in C++ 

• Pass-by-value vs pass-by-reference 

• Using references in functions

• Assignment: Implement pass-by-reference

Introduction to OOP

• What is Object-Oriented Programming 

• Procedural vs object-oriented languages 

• OOP concepts and benefits

• Assignment: Understand OOP principles

Classes and Objects - Part 1

• Creating and using classes 

• Attributes and member variables

• Methods and member functions

• Access specifiers (public, private, protected) 

• Assignment: Create a simple class

Classes and Objects - Part 2

• Creating objects (instances) from classes 

• Using class methods

• Encapsulation and data hiding 

• Assignment: Implement a class system

Constructors and Destructors

• Constructor and destructor functions 

• Constructor overloading

• Default constructors and initialization

• Initialization lists

• Assignment: Implement constructors

The this Pointer

• Using the 'this' pointer 

• Static members and static methods 

• Static member initialization 

• Assignment: Implement static members

Operator Overloading

• Operator overloading methods 

• Overloading common operators

• Stream operator overloading (<< and >>) 

• Assignment: Overload operators for custom classes

Inheritance - Part 1

• Introduction to inheritance 

• Inheriting fields and methods 

• Base class and derived class

• Assignment: Implement inheritance

Inheritance - Part 2

• Access specifiers in inheritance 

• Polymorphism and virtual functions 

• Abstract types and pure virtual functions 

• Assignment: Implement polymorphism

Polymorphism Advanced

• Function overriding 

• Virtual methods and virtual tables

• Dynamic binding 

• Assignment: Implement virtual functions

• Introduction to exceptions

• Catching and throwing exceptions 

• Custom exception types 

• Standard library exceptions 

• Assignment: Implement exception handling

 Templates

• Introduction to templates in C++ 

• Function templates

• Class templates

• Template constraints and usage 

• Assignment: Create and use templates

Standard Template Library (STL)

• STL containers overview 

• Sequence containers and associative containers

• Iterators and iterator classifications 

• Assignment: Use STL containers

File I/O Advanced

• Sequential file I/O

• Random access in files 

• Serialization and deserialization

• Assignment: Implement file operations

Structs and Aggregates

• Introduction to structs in C++ 

• Structured data types

• Structs vs classes

• Assignment: Use structs for data organization

Problem-Solving with C++

• Algorithms implementation 

• Sorting and search algorithms

• Linear and binary search 

• Divide-and-conquer strategies

• Assignment: Implement search and sort

Best Practices and Career Growth

• C++ code style and standards 

• Debugging and testing strategies

• Documentation practices

• Professional development and freelancing

• Assignment: Write clean, documented code

Final Assessment & Capstone Project

• Comprehensive revision of all topics

• Capstone project: Build a complete C++ application

• Final presentation and feedback

• Certification