Course Objective:

"All programmers are optimists.  Perhaps this modern sorcery especially attracts those who believe in happy endings and fairy godmothers.  Perhaps the hundreds of nitty frustrations drive away all but those who habitually focus on the end goal.  Perhaps it is merely that computers are young, programmers are younger, and the young are always optimists."  ~Frederick Brooks, Jr.

This course utilizes the C++ programming language to provide a general orientation to program planning, development and documentation. Problem solving skills will be developed utilizing the process of defining a problem, breaking it down into a series of smaller problems and finally writing a computer program. Students will be aware of the capabilities and limitations of the computer and soon realize that the programmer – the human element – is more important than the machine!

Textbook: A Guide to Programming in C++ by Corica, Brown and Presley.

Class supplies: (1) - Flash (pen) drive, (1) pocket folder.