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Course Description
This course focuses on the object-oriented programming paradigm, emphasizing the definition and use of classes along with fundamentals of object-oriented design. The course includes basic analysis of algorithms, searching and sorting techniques, and an introduction to software engineering processes. Students will apply techniques for testing and debugging software.
Required Textbook & Resources
Textbook: Starting out with C++: Early Objects 10th edition (9th edition is also valid)
Software: Visual Studio 2017 or equivalent.
Hardware: USB drive or cloud storage access (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc) is recommended.