Engineering Problem Solving with C++

Name: Engineering Problem Solving with C++
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ISBN: 9780132492652

ISBN-10: 0132492652

ISBN-13: 9780132492652

Edition: 3rd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Delores M. Etter, Jeanine A. Ingber

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List price: $164.40
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 11/14/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 624
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Computing and Engineering


Problem Solving



Historical Perspective



Recent Engineering Achievements


Changing Engineering Environment



Computing Systems


Computer Hardware


Computer Software



Data Representation and Storage


Number Systems


Data Types and Storage



An Engineering Problem-Solving Methodology


Summary



Simple C++ Programs


Engineering Challenge: Vehicle Performance



Program Structure



Constants and Variables


Scientific Notation


Numeric Data Types


Boolean Data Type


Character Data Type


String Data


Symbolic Constants



C++ Classes


Class Declaration


Class Implementation



C++ Operators


Assignment Operator


Arithmetic Operators


Precedence of Operators


Overflow and Underflow


Increment and Decrement Operators


Abbreviated Assignment Operators



Standard Input and Output


The cout Object


Stream Objects


Manipulators


The cin Object



Building C++ Solutions with IDEs: NetBeans


NetBeans



Basic Functions Included in the C++ Standard Library


Elementary Math Functions


Trigonometric Functions


Hyperbolic Functions*


Character Functions



Problem Solving Applied: Velocity Computation



System Limitations


Summary



Control Structures: Selection


Engineering Challenge: Global Change



Algorithm Development


Top-Down Design



Structured Programming


Pseudocode


Evaluation of Alternative Solutions



Conditional Expressions


Relational Operators


Logical Operators


Precedence and Associativity



Selection Statements: if Statement


Simple if Statements


if/else Statement



Numerical Technique: Linear Interpolation



Problem Solving Applied: Freezing Temperature of Seawater



Selection Statements: switch Statement



Building C++ Solutions with IDEs: NetBeans


NetBeans



Defining Operators for Programmer-Defined Data Types


Summary



Control Structures: Repetition


Engineering Challenge: Data Collection



Algorithm Development


Pseudocode and Flowchart Description



Repetition Structures


while Loop


do/while Loop


for Loop



Problem Solving Applied: GPS



break and continue Statements



Structuring Input Loops


Counter-Controlled Loops


Sentinel-Controlled Loop


End-Of-Data Loop



Problem Solving Applied: Weather Balloons



Building C++ Solutions with IDEs: Microsoft Visual C++


Microsoft Visual C++


Summary



Working with Data Files


Engineering Challenge: Weather Prediction



Defining File Streams


Stream Class Hierarchy


ifstream Class


ofstream Class



Reading Data Files


Specified Number of Records


Trailer or Sentinel Signals


End-of-File



Generating a Data File



Problem Solving Applied: Data Filters-Modifying an HTML File



Error Checking


The Stream State



Numerical Technique: Linear Modeling



Problem Solving Applied: Ozone Measurements


Summary



Modular Programming with Functions


Engineering Challenge: Simulation



Modularity



Programmer-Defined Functions


Function Definition


Solution 1


Solution 2


Function Prototype



Parameter Passing


Pass by Value


Pass by Reference


Storage Class and Scope



Problem Solving Applied: Calculating a Center of Gravity



Random Numbers


Integer Sequences


Floating-Point Sequences



Problem Solving Applied: Instrumentation Reliability



Defining Class Methods


Public Interface


Accessor Methods


Mutator Methods



Problem Solving Applied: Design of Composite Materials


Solution 1


Solution 2



Numerical Technique: Roots of Polynomials*


Polynomial Roots


Incremental-Search Technique



Problem Solving Applied: System Stability*


Newton-Raphson Method*



Numerical Technique: Integration*


Integration Using the Trapezoidal Rule


Summary



One-Dimensional Arrays


Engineering Challenge: Tsunami Warning Systems



Arrays


Definition and Initialization


Pseudocode


Computation and Output


Function Arguments



Problem Solving Applied: Hurricane Categories



Statistical Measurements


Simple Analysis


Variance and Standard Deviation


Custom Header Files



Problem Solving Applied: Speech Signal Analysis



Sorting and Searching Algorithms


Selection Sort


Search Algorithms


Unordered Lists


Ordered Lists



Problem Solving Applied: Tsunami Warning Systems



Character Strings


C Style String Definition and I/O


String Functions



The string Class



The vector class


Parameter Passing



Problem Solving Applied: Calculating Probabilities


Summary



Two-Dimensional Arrays


Engineering Challenge: Terrain Navigation



Two-Dimensional Arrays


Declaration and Initialization


Computations and Output


Function Arguments



Problem Solving Applied: Terrain Navigation



Two-Dimensional Arrays and the vector class


Function Arguments



Matrices


Determinant


Transpose


Matrix Addition and Subtraction


Matrix Multiplication



Numerical Technique: Solution to Simultaneous Equations


Graphical Interpretation


Gauss Elimination



Problem Solving Applied: Electrical Circuit Analysis



Higher Dimensional Arrays


Summary



An Introduction to Pointers


Engineering Challenge: Weather Patterns



Addresses and Pointers


Address Operator


Pointer Assignment


Pointer Arithmetic



Pointers to Array Elements


One-Dimensional Arrays


Character Strings


Pointers as Function Arguments



Problem Solving Applied: El Ni∼no-Southern Oscillation Data



Dynamic Memory Allocation


The new Operator


Dynamically Allocated Arrays


The delete Operator



Problem Solving Applied: Seismic Event Detection



Common Errors Using new and delete



Linked Data Structures


Linked Lists


Stacks


Queue



The C++ Standard Template Library


The list class


The stack class


The queue class



Problem Solving Applied: Concordance of a Text File


Summary



Advanced Topics


Engineering Challenge: Artificial Intelligence



Generic Programming


Function Templates



Data Abstraction


Overloading Operators


The Pixel class


Arithmetic Operators


friend Functions


Validating Objects


Bitwise Operators



Problem Solving Applied: Color Image Processing



Recursion


Factorial Function


Fibonacci Sequence


The BinaryTree class



Class Templates



Inheritance


The Rectangle class


The Square class


The Cube class



virtual Methods



Problem Solving Applied: Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma


Summary


A C++ Standard Library


B ASCII Character Codes


C Using MATLAB to Plot Data from ASCII Files


C++ Program to Generate a Data File


ASCII Data File Generated by the C++ Program


Generating a Plot with MATLAB


D References


E PRACTICE! Solutions


Index