Essential C++ for Engineers and Scientists [Paperback]

Jeri R. Hanly (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 020188495X | ISBN-13: 978-0201884951 | Publication Date: December 1996

In less than 500 pages, Essential C++ for Engineers and Scientists zeros in on the key elements of good programming and C++, using a multitude of interesting and appropriate engineering and scientific examples. This book covers the features of C++ needed for writing engineering programs, including many great features of object-oriented programming. Early on, she makes some simplifying assumptions that allow the use of C++ topics without lengthy explanation, and then later discusses the intricacies of the features. Readers will come away with the confidence needed to solve problems with C++. Highlights *Covers the essential features of C++, including control structures, one-dimensional and multidimensional arrays, and file manipulation. *Includes features of object-oriented programming such as class definition and use, derived classes, constructor functions, operator overloading, and automatic conversion. *Contains over 80 engineering and scientific examples and programming projects drawn from interesting areas such as solar heating, environmentally sound power production, water conservation, automated manufacturing, and pipeline and power grid modeling.* Presents fundamentals of numerical methods that represent commonly used techniques for solving engineering and scientific problems. 020188495XB04062001

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In less than 500 pages, Essential C++ for Engineers and Scientists zeros in on the key elements of good programming and C++, using a multitude of interesting and appropriate engineering and scientific examples. This book covers the features of C++ needed for writing engineering programs, including many great features of object-oriented programming. Early on, she makes some simplifying assumptions that allow the use of C++ topics without lengthy explanation, and then later discusses the intricacies of the features. Readers will come away with the confidence needed to solve problems with C++. Highlights Covers the essential features of C++, including control structures, one-dimensional and multidimensional arrays, and file manipulation. Includes features of object-oriented programming such as class definition and use, derived classes, constructor functions, operator overloading, and automatic conversion. Contains over 80 engineering and scientific examples and programming projects drawn from interesting areas such as solar heating, environmentally sound power production, water conservation, automated manufacturing, and pipeline and power grid modeling. Presents fundamentals of numerical methods that represent commonly used techniques for solving engineering and scientific problems.

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About the Author

Jeri R. Hanly is a member of the computer science faculty at the University of Wyoming. She has developed software for target recognition in collaboration with naval researchers in China Lake, California and has taught software engineering seminars for professional developers of computing systems in the U.S. and Canada. 020188495XAB04062001

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Product Details

• Paperback: 430 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub (Sd) (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 020188495X
• ISBN-13: 978-0201884951
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,743,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeri Hanly is Emerita Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Wyoming. She has also recently been on the faculty of the Computer Science Department at Loyola College in Maryland and Howard University.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fair book on C++, October 27, 1998

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This review is from: Essential C++ for Engineers and Scientists (Paperback)

I used this book as a text for an engineering C++ course in college. I found that it did a fair job of explaining the in's and out's of the language, but I can't help but think there are better C++ books out there.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Remedial C++ for engineers, June 2, 2005

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Andy R. Terrel (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential C++ for Engineers and Scientists (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

The book gives a very simplified view of the C++ language. Almost everything in it does not exploit features specific to C++. Where the book might excel is giving some basic routines that scientist and engineers use, but alas it give simple algorithms that would are not very efficent. I would recommend getting a book to really learn the C++ language or a book to learn numerical algorithms. By trying to do both this book fails.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good textbook, March 11, 2010

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This review is from: Essential C++ for Engineers and Scientists (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I would not recommend this textbook to someone who wants to learn the FUNDAMENTALS of C++. The textbook does not really cover the basis of algorithms and how to structure your code. It simply gives brief explanations to principles, and provides a few examples of sample computer codes. Don't waste your time and money with this textbook.