Introduction to Programming with C++ for Engineers - (IEEE Press) by Boguslaw Cyganek (Paperback)

About the Book

"Increasingly, students of subjects other than Computer Science need to learn computer science basics. In this respect, students of Electronics, Telecommunication, Automatics, Robotics, etc. need to be well prepared to program low-level microprocessor platforms, to know programming concepts of simple and advanced operating systems (e.g. uC/OS, FreeRTOS and Linux), be well prepared for parallel computations, as well as for programming of embedded systems, device drivers, programmable logic devices (FPGA) and graphic cards, to name a few. All of these heavily rely on C/C++. Since the majority of the operating systems and system components are still expressed in pure C, EE students need to be able to understand C, at the same time being able to write new code in the modern object-oriented fashion provided by C++, however. Nevertheless, separately learning both languages as well as basics of data structures and algorithms would require too much time whereas the usual time allowance for these is one or two semesters only. This book is based on the author's lectures on Introduction to Computer Science, Methods and Techniques of Programming, and Operating Systems and Object-Oriented Programming Languages, given for undergraduate and graduate students of Electronics, Electronics and Telecommunication, as well as Acoustic Engineering in the Department of Electronics, AGH University of Science and Technology, over the last 20 years"--

Book Synopsis

A complete textbook and reference for engineers to learn the fundamentals of computer programming with modern C++

Introduction to Programming with C++ for Engineers is an original presentation teaching the fundamentals of computer programming and modern C++ to engineers and engineering students.

Professor Cyganek, a highly regarded expert in his field, walks users through basics of data structures and algorithms with the help of a core subset of C++ and the Standard Library, progressing to the object-oriented domain and advanced C++ features, computer arithmetic, memory management and essentials of parallel programming, showing with real world examples how to complete tasks. He also guides users through the software development process, good programming practices, not shunning from explaining low-level features and the programming tools.

Being a textbook, with the summarizing tables and diagrams the book becomes a highly useful reference for C++ programmers at all levels.

Introduction to Programming with C++ for Engineers teaches how to program by:

• Guiding users from simple techniques with modern C++ and the Standard Library, to more advanced object-oriented design methods and language features
• Providing meaningful examples that facilitate understanding of the programming techniques and the C++ language constructions
• Fostering good programming practices which create better professional programmers
• Minimizing text descriptions, opting instead for comprehensive figures, tables, diagrams, and other explanatory material
• Granting access to a complementary website that contains example code and useful links to resources that further improve the reader's coding ability
• Including test and exam question for the reader's review at the end of each chapter

Engineering students, students of other sciences who rely on computer programming, and professionals in various fields will find this book invaluable when learning to program with C++.

From the Back Cover

A complete reference for engineers to learn the fundamentals of C and C++ programming

Introduction to Programming with C++ for Engineers is an original presentation teaching the fundamentals of both C and C++ to engineers and engineering students. With a focus on providing a quick but manageable learning curve for programming novices, this book provides comprehensive lessons in object-oriented programming in C and C++.

Professor Cyganek, a highly regarded expert in his field, walks users through the basics of C and C++ programming simultaneously, showing with real world examples how to complete tasks in both languages. He also guides users through the installation process of the C and C++ programming environments in both Linux and Windows.

Introduction to Programming with C++ for Engineers teaches novices how to program by:

• Granting access to a complementary website that contains example code and useful links to resources that further improve the reader's coding ability
• Minimizing text descriptions, opting instead for figures, tables, diagrams, and other explanatory material
• Covering C++20
• Including test and exam questions for the reader's review at the end of each chapter

Engineering students, students of other sciences who rely on computer programming, and professionals in various fields will find this book invaluable when first learning to program in C and C++.

About the Author

Prof. Boguslaw Cyganek, Department of Electronics, AGH, University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland. Boguslaw Cyganek obtained his Ph.D. degree cum laude in 2001 with a thesis on correlation of stereo images, and D.Sc. degree in 2011 with a thesis on methods and algorithms of object recognition in digital images. During recent years, Dr. Cyganek has been cooperating with many scientific centers in development of computer vision systems. He has also gained several years of practical experience working as a Software Development Manager and a Senior Software Engineer both in the USA and Poland. He is an author or a co-author of over ninety conference and journal papers and four books including "An Introduction to 3D Computer Vision Techniques and Algorithms", as well as "Object Detection and Recognition in Digital Images: Theory and Practice", published by Wiley. Dr. Cyganek is a member of the IEEE, SPIE, IAPR and SIAM.