After completing this module, the student will be able to:

• Use the:
•  if-else statement
• while loop
• for loop
• nested for loops
• for loop to iterate through vectors
• nested for loops to iterate through rows and columns
• switch statement
• Find a proper C++ implementation of verbally defined rules
• Test code using simple input and output
• Build a clearly formatted output
• Build complete programs that solve simple problems
• Protect code from incorrect data input
• Construct a branched and multifunctional code
• Build complex sequence of elementary operations
• Choose types and operations adequate to a given problem
• Explain the concept of classical iterative algorithms and use them
• Understand integer types representation ranges
• Understand float types representation ranges
• Use non-conflicting control variable names
• Use bitwise and shift operators
• Use bitmasks to test a particular bit of a variable
• Declare and initialize one-dimensional arrays (vectors)
• Explain the concept of using vectors in iterative problems
• Combine different kinds of loops
• Manipulate vectors
• Translate iterative mathematical formulas into C++ code
• Use two-dimensional arrays and their initializers
• Use and declare structured data types and variables

Helps to introduce you to and give you necessary orientation for the course 

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After completing this module, the student will be able to:

• Understand the concept of C++ class and object syntax
• Create objects
• Access object members
• Create setter/getter access methods
• Limit the range of accepted values in access methods
• Understand and implement different strategies for obtaining derived data
• Define a C++ class from scratch
• Model real-world entities with classes and objects
• Limit acceptable input range
• Manage multiple objects
• Provide meaningful and helpful representation of objects
• Understand the interactions between objects of the same type
• Create objects based on objects of other objects of custom classes (don't worry - this sounds more difficult than actually is)
• Understand the concept of inheritance syntax and operation
• Share functionality between objects using inheritance
• Implement data structures in C++
• Understand the concept of dynamic allocation of C++ objects
• Prevent memory leaks and deallocate acquired resources
• Provide derived data about the implemented data structure
• Keep the data structure consistent at all times
• Traverse data structures
• Access data stored in data structures
• Create copies of data structures
• Implement and use copy constructors

After completing this module, the student will be able to:

• Understand situations when exceptions are thrown
• Understand the concept of exceptions handling
• Identify situations when exceptions are thrown
• Add code to handle and throw exceptions
• Write his/her own exception classes
• Pass additional information in exceptions
• Handle file-related exceptions
• Throw exceptions in constructors
• Use exceptions in real programs
• Simplify exception throwing

After completing this module, the student will be able to:

• Write operators code
• Write iostream operators
• Write operators to modify the content of classes
• Understand the non-natural way of using operators
• Understand the legitimacy of using overloaded operators
• Write overload operators code
• Represent values with enums
• Understand and use the modulo operator
• Find a good place to insert operators code
• Use operators to operate on the content of classes
• Write operators code to class hierarchy
• Use operators with complex classes
• Use operators and exceptions in real programs

After completing this module, the student will be able to:

• Explain how a sample C++ program works
• Explain the concept of include and using directives
• Explain the concept of integers, floating-point numbers, operators and arithmetic operations in C++ programming
• Discover and fix basic syntax errors
• Modify the structure of a C++ program
• Perform basic calculations
• Understand the precedence and associativity of C++ operators and the proper use of parentheses
• Use the shortcut and pre/post increment/decrement operators
• Build simple expressions
• Translate verbal description into programming language
• Test code using known input and output data
• Compare values using relational operators
• Build Boolean expressions using logical operators

After completing this module, the student will be able to:

• Declare pointer variables
• Assign values to pointer variables
• Use incrementation to move the pointer through adjacent memory locations
• Understand internal matrix representation
• Use pointers to access desired memory locations
• Combine the for loops to manipulate two-dimensional arrays
• Understand the concept of defining and invoking a function
• Pass argument values into a function
• Refactor an existing code to meet new requirements
• Build a set of cooperating functions
• Signal erroneous arguments using a specific return value
• Use structured types
• Make use of standard system services
• Understand exemplary system function's interface
• Understand and use classic notions and algorithms
• Pass arguments by reference
• Understand the concept of overloading function
• Use functions to modify their arguments
• Use Standard Library functions
• Understand the more complex use of vectors
• Understand the concept of pseudorandom numbers generation and use
• Assign portions of data with new and dispose of it with the delete operators
• Understand and explain the concept of dynamic data collection

After completing this module, the student will be able to:

• Create 2-dimensional arrays
• Access 2-dimensional arrays
• Create variable-length arrays
• Understand the quirks of comparing floating-point values
• Understand the ways to mitigate the problem of comparing said values
• Understand and use the basics of string and text manipulation
• Work with multiple strings to combine into a single result
• Read data in a specified format
• Understand and implement more advanced text analysis and processing techniques
• Use advanced text search strategies and ideas
• Solve problems with manipulating free-form text
• Understand the concept of validating text values based on different text characteristics
• Understand the limitations of C++ standard integer types
• Understand the idea of text template and template filling

After completing this module, the student will be able to:

• Implement multiple classes with the same interface
• Understand the concept of polymorphism
• Use polymorphism in real programs
• Use virtual functions to define desired interfaces to be fulfilled by objects
• Use objects through interfaces instead of concrete implementations
• Implement interfaces according to specifications
• Compose behaviour of several objects into a single interface implementation
• Model real-world entities in C++
• Use objects and classes in C++ in a more advanced way
• Verify user input
• Implement useful and informative data presentation techniques