Absolute C++ (4th Edition) [Paperback]

Walter Savitch (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0136083811 | ISBN-13: 978-0136083818 | Publication Date: March 13, 2009 | Edition: 4

KEY BENEFIT: C++ programming concepts and techniques are presented in a straightforward style using understandable language and code. KEY TOPICS: C++ Basics; Flow of Control; Function Basics; Parameters and Overloading; Arrays; Structures and Classes; Constructors; Operator Overloading, Friends, and References; Strings; Pointers and Dynamic Arrays; Separate Compilation and Namespaces; Streams and File I/O; Recursion; Inheritance; Polymorphism and Virtual Functions; Templates; Linked Data Structures; Exception Handling; Standard Template Library; Patterns and UML. MARKET: Useful for both beginning and intermediate C++ programmers.

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About the Author

Walter Savitch is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of California at San Diego. He received his PhD in mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969. Since that time he has been on the faculty of the University of California in San Diego (UCSD). He served as director of the UCSD Interdisciplinary PhD program in Cognitive Science for over ten years. He has served as a visiting researcher at the Computer Science departments of the University of Washington in Seattle and and at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and has been a visiting scholar at the Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica in Amsterdam.

Product Details

• Paperback: 984 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 4 edition (March 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136083811
• ISBN-13: 978-0136083818
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for a beginner, January 23, 2010

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This review is from: Absolute C++ (4th Edition) (Paperback)

It is a great book for someone who doesn't have any programming experience. It is very thorough. If you have any programming experience this book is going to seem extremely boring. The first half of the book is more of an introduction to programming in general. Overall I think it is a good book but not a must have.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book, No Access Code, September 15, 2009

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This review is from: Absolute C++ (4th Edition) (Paperback)

I agree with most of the reviews here, yes, it is a very good C++ book. I gave 4 star because of the access code, not the content of this book.

I learnt C++ very long ago and my text books are way out of date. Recently I have to do some programming, so I bought this book to refresh my C++ syntax, and to use it as a reference. I have to say I really enjoyed it. I like how things are well organized, and how comprehensive this book is. Sometimes the author goes too much in detail explaining very simple concept and common mistakes, but they are marked in different sessions/colors so that advanced readers can easily skip them.

One warning though. The author says there should to be an access code attached to the book, for free access to the source codes and self-test solutions at [...]. It says if you purchased a new book, then a code card should be included. Well, I can not find it. I don't know if I had mistakenly thrown it away with the package, or Amazon simply did not send it (and later sell it separately?). A mystery there.

It's another $[...] for the 4th edition access code if you decide to buy it separately ([...]). Considering I paid $[...] already for the book, it is a bit over-priced.

5.0 out of 5 stars absolute c++, October 10, 2011

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This review is from: Absolute C++ (4th Edition) (Paperback)

This book is pretty amazing...If you have never used this language before you can definately use this book...im keeping up in school because of this book and I dont even know two things about computer programming...its also a easy read straight forward and the examples are simple and easy to follow.