Engineering problem solving with C++ / / Delores M. Etter, Jeanine A. Ingber

• Autore: Etter Delores M (Delores Maria), <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Boston, Massachusetts : , : Pearson, , [2012]; ©2012
• Edizione: Third, International edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (624 pages) : color illustrations, photographs
• Disciplina: 620.00285
• Soggetto topico: Engineering - Data processing
• Persona (resp. second.): IngberJeanine A.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Computing and Engineering Problem Solving -- 1.1 Historical Perspective -- 1.2 Recent Engineering Achievements -- Changing Engineering Environment -- 1.3 Computing Systems -- Computer Hardware -- Computer Software -- 1.4 Data Representation and Storage -- Number Systems -- Data Types and Storage -- 1.5 An Engineering Problem-Solving Methodology -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Simple C++ Programs -- Engineering Challenge: Vehicle Performance -- 2.1 Program Structure -- 2.2 Constants and Variables -- Scientific Notation -- Numeric Data Types -- Boolean Data Type -- Character Data Type -- String Data -- Symbolic Constants -- 2.3 C++ Classes -- Class Declaration -- Class Implementation -- 2.4 C++ Operators -- Assignment Operator -- Arithmetic Operators -- Precedence of Operators -- Overflow and Underflow -- Increment and Decrement Operators -- Abbreviated Assignment Operators -- 2.5 Standard Input and Output -- The cout Object -- Stream Objects -- Manipulators -- The cin Object -- 2.6 Building C++ Solutions with IDEs: NetBeans -- NetBeans -- 2.7 Basic Functions Included in the C++ Standard Library -- Elementary Math Functions -- Trigonometric Functions -- Hyperbolic Functions -- Character Functions -- 2.8 Problem Solving Applied: Velocity Computation -- 2.9 System Limitations -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Control Structures: Selection -- Engineering Challenge: Global Change -- 3.1 Algorithm Development -- Top-Down Design -- 3.2 Structured Programming -- Pseudocode -- Evaluation of Alternative Solutions -- 3.3 Conditional Expressions -- Relational Operators -- Logical Operators -- Precedence and Associativity -- 3.4 Selection Statements: if Statement -- Simple if Statements -- if/else Statement -- 3.5 Numerical Technique: Linear Interpolation. ; 3.6 Problem Solving Applied: Freezing Temperature of Seawater -- 3.7 Selection Statements: switch Statement -- 3.8 Building C++ Solutions with IDEs: NetBeans -- NetBeans -- 3.9 Defining Operators for Programmer-Defined Data Types -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Control Structures: Repetition -- Engineering Challenge: Data Collection -- 4.1 Algorithm Development -- Pseudocode and Flowchart Description -- 4.2 Repetition Structures -- while Loop -- do/while Loop -- for Loop -- 4.3 Problem Solving Applied: GPS -- 4.4 break and continue Statements -- 4.5 Structuring Input Loops -- Counter-Controlled Loops -- Sentinel-Controlled Loop -- End-Of-Data Loop -- 4.6 Problem Solving Applied: Weather Balloons -- 4.7 Building C++ Solutions with IDEs: Microsoft Visual C++ -- Microsoft Visual C++ -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Working with Data Files -- Engineering Challenge: Weather Prediction -- 5.1 Defining File Streams -- Stream Class Hierarchy -- ifstream Class -- ofstream Class -- 5.2 Reading Data Files -- Specified Number of Records -- Trailer or Sentinel Signals -- End-of-File -- 5.3 Generating a Data File -- 5.4 Problem Solving Applied: Data Filters.Modifying an HTML File -- 5.5 Error Checking -- The Stream State -- 5.6 Numerical Technique: Linear Modeling -- 5.7 Problem Solving Applied: Ozone Measurements -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Modular Programming with Functions -- Engineering Challenge: Simulation -- 6.1 Modularity -- 6.2 Programmer-Defined Functions -- Function Definition -- Solution 1 -- Solution 2 -- Function Prototype -- 6.3 Parameter Passing -- Pass by Value -- Pass by Reference -- Storage Class and Scope -- 6.4 Problem Solving Applied: Calculating a Center of Gravity -- 6.5 Random Numbers -- Integer Sequences -- Floating-Point Sequences -- 6.6 Problem Solving Applied: Instrumentation Reliability -- 6.7 Defining Class Methods -- Public Interface. ; Accessor Methods -- Mutator Methods -- 6.8 Problem Solving Applied: Design of Composite Materials -- Solution 1 -- Solution 2 -- 6.9 Numerical Technique: Roots of Polynomials -- Polynomial Roots -- Incremental-Search Technique -- 6.10 Problem Solving Applied: System Stability -- Newton-Raphson Method -- 6.11 Numerical Technique: Integration -- Integration Using the Trapezoidal Rule -- Summary -- Chapter 7: One-Dimensional Arrays -- Engineering Challenge: Tsunami Warning Systems -- 7.1 Arrays -- Definition and Initialization -- Pseudocode -- Computation and Output -- Function Arguments -- 7.2 Problem Solving Applied: Hurricane Categories -- 7.3 Statistical Measurements -- Simple Analysis -- Variance and Standard Deviation -- Custom Header Files -- 7.4 Problem Solving Applied: Speech Signal Analysis -- 7.5 Sorting and Searching Algorithms -- Selection Sort -- Search Algorithms -- Unordered Lists -- Ordered Lists -- 7.6 Problem Solving Applied: Tsunami Warning Systems -- 7.7 Character Strings -- C Style String Definition and I/O -- String Functions -- 7.8 The string Class -- 7.9 The vector class -- Parameter Passing -- 7.10 Problem Solving Applied: Calculating Probabilities -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Two-Dimensional Arrays -- Engineering Challenge: Terrain Navigation -- 8.1 Two-Dimensional Arrays -- Declaration and Initialization -- Computations and Output -- Function Arguments -- 8.2 Problem Solving Applied: Terrain Navigation -- 8.3 Two-Dimensional Arrays and the vector class -- Function Arguments -- 8.4 Matrices -- Determinant -- Transpose -- Matrix Addition and Subtraction -- Matrix Multiplication -- 8.5 Numerical Technique: Solution to Simultaneous Equations -- Graphical Interpretation -- Gauss Elimination -- 8.6 Problem Solving Applied: Electrical Circuit Analysis -- 8.7 Higher Dimensional Arrays -- Summary -- Chapter 9: An Introduction to Pointers. ; Engineering Challenge: Weather Patterns -- 9.1 Addresses and Pointers -- Address Operator -- Pointer Assignment -- Pointer Arithmetic -- 9.2 Pointers to Array Elements -- One-Dimensional Arrays -- Character Strings -- Pointers as Function Arguments -- 9.3 Problem Solving Applied: El Nino-Southern Oscillation Data -- 9.4 Dynamic Memory Allocation -- The new Operator -- Dynamically Allocated Arrays -- The delete Operator -- 9.5 Problem Solving Applied: Seismic Event Detection -- 9.6 Common Errors Using new and delete -- 9.7 Linked Data Structures -- Linked Lists -- Stacks -- Queue -- 9.8 The C++ Standard Template Library -- The list class -- The stack class -- The queue class -- 9.9 Problem Solving Applied: Concordance of a Text File -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Advanced Topics -- Engineering Challenge: Artificial Intelligence -- 10.1 Generic Programming -- Function Templates -- 10.2 Data Abstraction -- Overloading Operators -- The Pixel class -- Arithmetic Operators -- friend Functions -- Validating Objects -- Bitwise Operators -- 10.3 Problem Solving Applied: Color Image Processing -- 10.4 Recursion -- Factorial Function -- Fibonacci Sequence -- The BinaryTree class -- 10.5 Class Templates -- 10.6 Inheritance -- The Rectangle class -- The Square class -- The Cube class -- 10.7 virtual Methods -- 10.8 Problem Solving Applied: Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma -- Summary -- Appendix A: C++ Standard Library -- Appendix B: ASCII Character Codes -- Appendix 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 -- Appendix D: References -- Appendix E: Practice! Solutions -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: For one/two semester courses in Engineering and Computer Science at the freshman/sophomore level. This text is a clear, concise introduction to problem solving and the C++ programming language. The authors’ proven five-step problem solving methodology is presented and then incorporated in every chapter of the text. Outstanding engineering and scientific applications are used throughout; all applications are centered around the theme of engineering challenges in the 21st century.
• Titolo autorizzato: Engineering problem solving with C++
• ISBN: 1-292-01407-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153150603321
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