CS 2040 - Programming in C and C++

3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
This course introduces students to additional scripted, procedural, and object-oriented programming languages including C and C++. Students are introduced to the concepts of compilation, memory management, linking, low-level types, efficient implementation of objects, and the Standard Template Library. Students may not receive credit for both CS3210 and CS2040. (prereq: CS 2852)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Write procedural C programs
Write procedural and object-oriented C++ programs
Make use of C++ operator overloading
Make use of C++ polymorphism, particularly virtual vs. non-virtual methods
Create and make use of C++ namespaces
Create and make use of C++ templates
Make use of the C++ Standard Library
Make use of C and C++ memory management tools
Make use of C/C++ compiler pre-processor directives
Distinguish and make use of argument passing by value, reference, and address
Discuss how typing systems influence efficiency, readability, and reliability
Write procedural and object-oriented programs in a scripting language
Be familiar with functional programming

Prerequisites by Topic

Object-oriented programming, Java, data structures

Course Topics

Procedural, object-oriented programming in a scripting language
Procedural, object-oriented C++ programming
Memory management in C++
Standard Template Library
Procedural programming in C
Functional programming concepts

Laboratory Topics

Scripting languages (2 sessions)
C++ (7 sessions)
C (1 session)

Coordinator
Dr. Robert Hasker

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CS 2040 - Programming in C and C++