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Welcome to the Software Engineering II module web pages. These pages are intended to complement the course, and contain some additional material.

Aim of Course

To provide an introduction to object-oriented programming using C++ and an introduction to the Java programming language.

Teaching Details

As with all modules, this module should consist of approximately 100 hours of student effort. The timetabled slots will consist of 2 taught lectures per week and 2 hours for computing labs when help will be available. If you need assistance outside the timetabled lab sessions, either come and see me in room 3.20 or better, email me (Y.R.Petillot@hw.ac.uk)

On line Ressources

http://www.learn.hw.ac.uk

Lots of additional material to support the C++ programming section of the course is given here.

How to obtain free C++ compilers and editors

Information is given here on installing GCC Compiler on your PC at HOME.

Click here to download the Cygwin application.

Click here for free editors.

Try here for a link to download a gcc version for the Mac.

Lecture slides

The outline of the course is detailed below, and from the links on each of the topics you can access pdf files of the slides used in the lectures.

Unit 1: Introduction to Object Oriented Programming

Suggested solutions to exercises

Unit 2: Introduction to Classes

Suggested solutions to exercises

Unit 3: Operator overloading and friend functions

Suggested solutions to exercises

Unit 4: Association, aggregation, composition and inheritance

Suggested solutions to exercises

Unit 5: Polymorphism in C++

Unit 6: Templates and container classes

Unit 7: Introduction to Object Oriented Analysis and Design

Yahtzee code used in lecture

Nought and Crosses Code used in lecture

Slides used in revision lecture

Revision Material

There are some additional slides that cover some revision material:

Assignment

Recommended Text

The recommended text is Schaum's OutLines: Programming with C++, J. R. Hubbard, cost ~£13.99.

NOTE: Full, detailed notes will be provided at the lectures.

Announcements

Any announcements regarding the course will be detailed here.

If you have any queries please send email to me at Y.R.Petillot@hw.ac.uk

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