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C++ for Complete Beginners by John Purcell

Course Curriculum

Getting Started

Introducing C++ (14:55)

• Setup and Installation (8:38)
• Hello World (23:15)
• Outputting Text (19:17)

Basic Syntax

• Variables (16:23)
• Strings (7:29)
• User Input (9:35)
• Binary Numbers and Memory (5:57)
• Integer Types (13:02)
• Floating Point Types (14:41)
• Other Types (11:34)
• If (12:25)
• If-Else (13:15)
• If-Elseif-Else (18:35)
• Comparing Floating Point Types (4:03)
• C++ Conditions (21:17)
• While Loops (9:34)
• Do-While Loops (13:48)
• “For” Loops (6:43)
• Break and Continue (10:50)
• Arrays - Lists of Data (17:24)
• Multidimensional Arrays (11:43)
• Sizeof and Arrays (7:03)
• Sizeof Multidimensional Arrays (6:58)
• Switch (9:45)

Subroutines: Reusable Blocks of Code

• Functions (10:06)
• Return Values (6:31)
• Function Parameters (7:05)
• Headers and Prototypes (13:54)

Object Oriented Coding

• Classes (18:15)
• Data Members (17:51)
• C++ Constructors and Destructors (16:35)
• C++ Getters and Setters (13:15)
• C++ String Streams (8:44)
• Overloading Constructors (13:07)
• The this Keyword (14:53)
• Constructor Initialization Lists (8:36)

Pointers and Memory

• Pointers (17:02)
• Arithmetic (13:22)
• Pointers and Arrays (17:22)
• Pointer Arithmetic (15:36)
• Char Arrays (9:35)
• Reversing a String (11:28)
• References (8:38)
• The “const” Keyword (13:34)
• Copy Constructors (13:15)
• The New Operator (9:11)
• Returning Objects from Functions (12:53)
• Allocating Memory (10:29)
• Arrays and Functions (15:24)
• Namespaces (19:02)

Inheritance

• Inheritance (9:27)
• Encapsulation (10:13)
• Constructor Inheritance (14:05)

Odds and Ends: Twos Complement, and Static Variables

• Twos Complement (19:25)
• Static Keyword (18:27)

Developing a Program: the Particle Fire Simulation

• Particle Fire Explosion (5:38)
• Using C++ Libraries (11:57)
• Aquiring Simple Direct Media Layer (12:57)
• A Basic SDL Program (17:05)
• Creating an SDL Window (22:50)
• Textures, Renderers and Buffers (30:34)
• Setting Pixel Colors (11:06)
• Creating the Screen Class (20:48)
• C++ Bit Shifting and Colors (8:56)
• C++ Adding a Set Pixel Method (6:16)
• Animating Colors (18:19)
• Creating Particles (29:53)
• Animating Particles (21:43)
• Creating an Explosion (14:27)
• Ensuring Constant Speed (7:50)
• Implementing Box Blur (28:54)
• Tweaking Particle Motion (14:41)

Conclusion

• Languages Overview (19:05)
• What Next (8:49)

Bonus

• Object Oriented Design Considerations (16:16)
• Postfix and Prefix (5:15)
• Polymorphism (12:46)

Source Code

• Creating Static Libraries (16:11)