本书以简单易懂的方式向读者介绍了C++面向对象程序设计的基本方法和软件发展的基本状况。作者在上一版的基础上完善了每章的学习目标和例程。每章的后面都附有大量的新练习题。无论从科学的角度，还是从工程的角度，第三版都是C++程序设计课程的完美教材。
本书以循序渐进的方式介绍C++，教学内容正好适合一学期的课程教学。从实用角度出发介绍了使用C++语言进行面向对象编程的方法和技巧。内容涵盖C++语言的数据类型、控制结构、语义语法分析以及软件开发方法，同时还列举了大量的实例，帮助读者加深对所学内容的理解和上机实践能力的提高。

1 Overview of Programming and Problem Solving
1.1 Overview of Programming
What Is Programming?
How Do We Write a Program?
What Is an Algorithm?
What Is a Programming Language?
1.2 How Does a Computer Run a Program?
What Kinds of Instructions Can Be Written in a Program ming Language?
What Is Software Maintenance?
Software Maintenance Case Study: An Introduction to Software Maintenance
1.3 What's Inside the Computer?
1.4 Ethics and Responsibilities in the Computing Profession
Software Piracy
Privacy of Data
Use of Computer Resources
Software Engineering
1.5 Problem-Solving Techniques
Ask Questions
Look for Things That Are Familiar
Solve by Analogy
Means-Ends Analysis
Divide and Conquer
The Building-Block Approach
Merging Solutions
Mental Blocks: The Fear of Starting
Algorithmic Problem Solving
Problem-Solving Case Study: Leap Year Algorithm
Summary
Quick Check Answers
Exam Preparation Exercises
Programming Warm-Up Exercises
Case Study Follow-Up
Line Number
2 C++ Syntax and Semantics, and the Program Development Process
2.1 The Elements of C++ Programs
C++ Program Structure
Syntax and Semantics
Syntax Templates
Naming Program Elements: Identifiers
Data and Data Types
Naming Elements: Declarations
Taking Action: Executable Statements
Beyond Minimalism: Adding Comments to a Program
2.2 Program Construction
Blocks (Compound Statements)
The C++ Preprocessor
Software Maintenance Case Study: Adding Titles to Names
2.3 More About Output
Creating Blank Lines
Inserting Blanks Within a Line
Special Characters
2.4 Program Entry, Correction, and Execution
Entering a Program
Compiling and Running a Program
Problem-Solving Case Study: Printing a Chessboard
Testing and Debugging
Summary
Quick Check Answers
Exam Preparation Exercises
Programming Warm-Up Exercises
Programming Problems
Case Study Follow-Up
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3 Numeric Types, Expressions, and Output
4 Program Input and the Software Design Process
5 Conditions, Logical Expressions, and Selection Control Structures
6 Looping
7 Additional Control Structures
8 Functions
9 Scope, Lifetime, and More on Functions
10 User-Defined Data Types
11 Arrays
12 Classes and Abstraction
13 Recursion
Appendices
Index