by Willi-Hans Steeb (Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa) & Fritz Solms (Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa)

Table of Contents (179k)
Preface (109k)
Chapter 1: Introduction (144k)

Object-oriented programming has been the most dramatic innovation in software development in the last decade. It offers a powerful way to cope with the complexity of programs. C++ is by far the most popular object-oriented language.

This book gives a complete introduction to C++ and object-oriented programming. Additionally, it provides a large collection of C++ programs which are useful in finance, administration and statistics. The book contains more than 20 fully developed classes and more than 200 ready-to-run programs. The Standard Template Library is also included.

• C++ Basics
• String Manipulations
• The Class Concept
• Function Templates
• Class Templates
• Sorting and Searching
• Useful Classes
• File Manipulations
• Applications in Finance
• Applications in Administration
• Applications in Statistics
• Exception Handling
• The Standard Template Library