Preface1 Ocerview of Programming and Problem Solving　1.1 Overview of Programming 　　How Do We Write a Program？ 　1.2 What is a Programming Language？ 　1.3 What is a Computer？ 　1.4 Problem-Solving Techniques 　　Ask Questions 15　　Look For Things That Are Familiar 　　Solve by Analogy 　　Means-Ends Analysis 　　Divide and Conquer 　　The Building-Block Approach 　　Merging Solutions 　　Mental Blocks: The Fear of Starting 　　Algorithmic Problem Solving 　　Summary 　　　Quick Check 　　　Exam Preparation Exercises 　　　Programming Warm-Up Exercises 2　C++ Syntax and Semantics, and the Program　Development Process 　2.1 The Elements of C++ Programs 　　Syntax and Semantics 　　Syntax Templates 　　Naming Program Elements: Identifiers 　　Data and Data Types 　　Data Storage 　　The char Data Type 　　The string Data Type 　　Naming Elements: Declarations 　　Taking Action: Executable Statements 　　Beyond Minimalism: Adding Comments to a Program　2.2 Program Construction 　　Blocks （Compound Statements） 　　The C++ Preprocessor 　　An Introduction to Namespaces 　2.3 More About Output 　　Creating Blank Lines 　　Inserting Blanks Within a Line Programming Example esting and Debugging Summary 　　　Quick Check 　　　Exam Preparation Exercises 　　　Programming Warm-Up Exercises 　　　Programming Problems 　　　Programming Example Follow-Up 3 Numeric Types,Expressions,and Output 　……4 Program Input and the Software Design Process5 Conditions,Logical Expressions,and Selection Control Structures6 Looping7 Functions 8 Scope,Liftime,and More on Functions 9 Additional Control Structures10 Simple Data Types:Built-In and User-Defined11 Structured Types,Date Abstraction,and Classes12 Arrays13 Array-Based Lists14 Object-Orinted Software Development15 RecursionGlossaryAnswers to Selected ExercisesAppendicesIndex