Object-Oriented Programming

Title: Object-Oriented Programming with C++ - Course Contents Overview

Unit 1: Introduction To Object-Oriented Programming

• Programming Paradigms Overview (3 Hrs)

  • Structured Programming vs. Object-Oriented Programming
  • Characteristics of Object-Oriented Languages

  Notes and Resources:

  • PDF Document: [Link to Introduction to OOP PDF]

Unit 2: Basics of C++ Programming

• Foundations of C++ (5 Hrs)

  • Program Structure, Tokens, Data Types, Type Conversion
  • Preprocessor Directives, Namespaces
  • Input/Output Streams, Manipulators
  • Dynamic Memory Allocation, Control Statements
  • Functions: Overloading, Inline, Default Arguments, Pass/Return by Reference
  • Pointers: Declaration, Operators, Arrays, Functions

  Notes and Resources:

  • PDF Document: [Link to Basics of C++ PDF]

[Continue the pattern for Units 3 through 8]

Unit 3: Classes & Objects

• Understanding Classes and Objects (8 Hrs)

  • Class and Object Basics, Member Access
  • Initialization (Constructor, Destructor)
  • Constructors: Default, Parameterized, Copy
  • Objects as Function Arguments, Memory Allocation
  • Static Members, Defining Member Functions Outside Class

  Notes and Resources:

  • PDF Document: [Link to Classes & Objects PDF]

Unit 4: Operator Overloading

• Exploring Operator Overloading (7 Hrs)

  • Fundamental Concepts, Restrictions
  • Operator Functions, Overloading Unary/Binary Operators
  • Data Conversion: Basic to User-defined, User-defined to Basic

  Notes and Resources:

  • PDF Document: [Link to Operator Overloading PDF]

Unit 5: Inheritance

• Understanding Inheritance (7 Hrs)

  • Introduction, Derived and Base Classes
  • Access Specifiers, Types of Inheritance
  • Constructors and Destructors in Derived Classes, Aggregation

  Notes and Resources:

  • PDF Document: [Link to Inheritance PDF]

Unit 6: Virtual Function, Polymorphism, and Miscellaneous C++ Features

• Exploring Polymorphism (5 Hrs)

  • Virtual Functions, Late Binding, Abstract Classes
  • Virtual Destructors, Friend and Static Functions
  • This Pointer, Concrete Classes, Roles of Polymorphism

  Notes and Resources:

  • PDF Document: [Link to Polymorphism & Misc Features PDF]

Unit 7: Function Templates and Exception Handling

• Function Templates and Exception Handling (4 Hrs)

  • Function and Class Templates, Templates and Inheritance
  • Exception Handling: Try, Throw, Catch

  Notes and Resources:

  • PDF Document: [Link to Templates & Exception Handling PDF]

Unit 8: File Handling

• File Operations in C++ (6 Hrs)

  • Stream Class Hierarchy, Input/Output Operations
  • File Input/Output, Opening/Closing Files
  • Sequential and Random Access, Error Handling in File Operations

  Notes and Resources:

  • PDF Document: [Link to File Handling PDF]