C++ Tutorial
     Part I : Procedural Programming
            C. David Sherrill
        School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
      School of Computational Science and Engineering
          Georgia Institute of Technology
                           Purpose
     To provide rapid training in elements of C++ syntax, 
      C++ procedural programming, and C++ object-
      oriented programming for those with some basic 
      prior programming experience 
     To provide a handy programming reference for 
      selected topics
     To provide numerous, actual C++ code examples for 
      instruction and reference
                         Why C++?
     “Intermediate”-level language: allows for fine (low-
      level) control over hardware, yet also allows certain 
      complex tasks to be done with relatively little code 
      (high-level)
     Good for scientific applications: produces efficient, 
      compiled code, yet has features that help one 
      develop and maintain a complicated, large code 
      (e.g., namespaces, object-oriented design)
                 Recommended reading
     These notes were developed during my reading of 
                                                             th
      “Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day,” 7
      Edition, by Siddhartha Rao (Sams, Indianapolis, 
      2012).  I recommend the book, it’s readable and to 
      the point.
     A good mastery of C++ will probably require 
      working through a book like that one, and doing 
      some examples; notes like these only serve as a basic 
      introduction or a quick review