Computers in Physics C++: The Complete Reference, Second Edition Herbert Schildt, F. Marty Ytreberg, Susan R. McKay, and Wolfgang Christian Citation: Computers in Physics 10, 549 (1996); doi: 10.1063/1.4822498 View online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4822498 View Table of Contents: http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/cip/10/6?ver=pdfcov Published by the AIP Publishing Articles you may be interested in Magnetism in Medicine: A handbook, Second Completely Revised and Enlarged Edition Med. Phys. 34, 4978 (2007); 10.1118/1.2806958 Second‐order perturbation theory with a complete active space self‐consistent field reference function J. Chem. Phys. 96, 1218 (1992); 10.1063/1.462209 Radiological Science. Workbook and Laboratory Manual. Second Edition by S. C. Bushong Med. Phys. 10, 116 (1983); 10.1118/1.595270 Improved second edition Phys. Teach. 19, 64 (1981); 10.1119/1.2340699 Introduction to Astronomy, Second Edition Am. J. Phys. 39, 589 (1971); 10.1119/1.1986232
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c++: THE COMPLETE REFERENCE, SECOND EDITION
c++: The Complete
Reference, Second Edition
Herbert Schildt Osborne McGraw-Hill, Berkeley, CA, 1995; ISBN 0-07-882123-1; 671 pp., paper, $34.95.
Reviewed by F. Marty Ytreberg Many C++ programming books assume knowledge ofthe essentials of C and therefore focus on aspects of object-oriented programming. Some people, however, want to learn C++ but have no knowledge of the C pro-
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gramming language. If you are one of these people, this book probably can help you. Herbert Schildt's writing style is quite readable; he first introduces the reader to the basics and then works his way into the more complicated concepts with the help of many examples. The book is divided into three sections. The first section is dedicated to establishing a clear understanding of the C programming language. The second section is designed to help the reader to make the transition from a structured program in C to an objectoriented program in C++. The last section covers some miscellaneous ad-
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vanced applications written in C++. The book begins with an introduction to the origins of C in which Schildt talks about what makes C and C++ different from most other languages. This section also gives the reader a good idea of what makes C or C++ the choice of so many programmers. Once the reader has an idea of the history of C and C++ programming, the author continues with an explanation of the main concepts ofC. The reader is then introduced to the simplest ideas central to all programming languages. Statements, expressions, arrays, and strings are covered
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in detail, with emphasis on using correct programming form. Many examples are used to help the reader to understand tough concepts such as pointers and structures. More than a third of the book is devoted to this treatment of C. Schildt beg ins his discu ssion of C++ langu age in Chapter 11. He starts by introducing the three traits of all obj ect-oriented programming lan g ua ges: encapsulation , pol ymorphi sm, and inheritanc e . A br ief discussion of these concepts follows, as well as a section on how C++ programming style differs from the programming style in C. Here the reader will a lso find an introduction to classes, operator and function overloading, constructors and destructors, and 1/0 streams . Chapters 12-19 focus on under standing the se important C++ features. The reader interested in learn ing how to write an object-oriented program in C++ could stop at this point , but for tho se who want to learn even
more , Chapters 20- 23 contain explanations of some of the more advanced features of C++ such as templates and exception handling. The last few chapters (23-25 ) offer lessons on applications in C++ . These appl ications include a string class, a pop-up window class, and a generic linked-list class . I would highl y recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn more about the C++ programming language. Its easy-to-read format and plentiful examples make this book especially valuable for those not familiar with C or C++, whereas the logical order in which the topics are presented and the careful indexing make it a useful reference for the more advanced programmer. • F. Marty Ytrebergisa Ph.D. candidate in the Departmentof Physics andAstronomyatthe Universityof Maine. His researchinterests include pattern formation in condensedmailerand biologicalsystems.
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