C++ Essential Training for Career Changers

Course details

Are you interested in adding programming skills to your professional toolkit? If so, whether you're a student kicking off your career, a mid-level manager who's always wanted to learn programming, or even a seasoned developer interested in tackling a new language, then this course is for you. Follow Peggy Fisher as she explains how to get started with C++, a core programming language. Using C++ 11, Peggy covers the basics such as how to compile and run C++ programs, and how to create variables. She also dives into working with data, as well as decision statements, creating functions, and using arrays. To help you grasp the material, she challenges you to write programs that include the aforementioned features.

Learning objectives
Compiling and running C++ programs
Creating variables in C++
Choosing the correct data type to represent variables
Creating assignment expressions
Changing data types in C++
Comparing values in C++
Using logical operators
Comparing strings in C++
Defining and calling a function
Using arrays in C++

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching
03 - How to use the exercise files
04 - What are challenge videos

1. C++ Basics

05 - How to compile and run C++ programs
06 - C++ syntax
07 - What are the parts of a C++ program
08 - What is #include in C++
09 - C++ data types
10 - How to create variables in C++
11 - Challenge - Calculate interest
12 - Solution - Calculate interest

2. How to Work with Data in C++

13 - Create assignment expressions
14 - What is variable scope
15 - Read and write data to the console
16 - How to change data types in C++
17 - How to format output in C++
18 - Challenge - Real estate
19 - Solution - Real estate

3. Decision Statements in C++

20 - How to compare values in C++
21 - Use logical operators - And, not, or
22 - How to compare strings in C++
23 - What is a switch statement in C++
24 - Challenge - Banking
25 - Solution - Banking

4. Program Flow Control in C++

26 - Syntax for a while loop
27 - When to use a do while loop
28 - How to write a for loop
29 - What are sentinel values in C++
30 - Challenge - Loop
31 - Solution - Loop

5. What Are Functions in C++

32 - How to define and call a function
33 - What is a function prototype
34 - Passing data to a function
35 - What is an overloaded function
36 - Challenge - Calculate area
37 - Solution - Calculate area

6. How to Use Arrays in C++

38 - How to define and access an array
39 - Arrays as function arguments
40 - Challenge - Print the colors of the rainbow
41 - Solution - Print the colors of the rainbow

Conclusion

42 - Next steps

C++ Essential Training for Career Changers

Authors

Peggy Fisher