Includes glossary and Index

Contents: An Overview of object-oriented programming and c++ -- Evaluating c++ expressions -- Making desicions -- Performing loops -- Understanding arrays , strings and pointers -- Using c++ functions -- Using classes -- Class features and design issues -- Understanding friends and overloading operators -- Understanding inheritance -- Using templates -- Handling exceptions -- Advanced input and output -- Advanced topics -- Appendix A: Getting started with microsoft visual studio 2005 -- Appendix B: Getting started with other c++ compilers -- Appendix C: Operator precedence and associativity -- Appendix D: Formatting output -- Appendix E: Generating random numbers.