Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Types, Variables, and Standard I/O: Lost Fortune -- Introducing C++ -- Writing Your First C++ Program -- Working with the std Namespace -- Using Arithmetic Operators -- Declaring and Initializing Variables -- Performing Arithmetic Operations with Variables -- Working with Constants -- Introducing Lost Fortune -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 2 Truth, Branching, and the Game Loop: Guess My Number -- Understanding Truth -- Using the if Statement -- Using the else Clause -- Using the switch Statement -- Using while Loops -- Using do Loops -- Using break and continue Statements -- Using Logical Operators -- Generating Random Numbers -- Understanding the Game Loop -- Introducing Guess My Number -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 3 For Loops, Strings, and Arrays: Word Jumble -- Using for Loops -- Understanding Objects -- Using string Objects -- Using Arrays -- Understanding C-Style Strings -- Using Multidimensional Arrays -- Introducing Word Jumble -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 4 The Standard Template Library: Hangman -- Introducing the Standard Template Library -- Using Vectors -- Using Iterators -- Using Algorithms -- Understanding Vector Performance -- Examining Other STL Containers -- Planning Your Programs -- Introducing Hangman -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 5 Functions: Mad Lib -- Creating Functions -- Using Parameters and Return Values -- Understanding Software Reuse -- Working with Scopes -- Using Global Variables -- Using Global Constants -- Using Default Arguments -- Overloading Functions -- Inlining Functions -- Introducing the Mad Lib Game -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions.

Exercises -- Chapter 6 References: Tic-Tac-Toe -- Using References -- Passing References to Alter Arguments -- Passing References for Efficiency -- Deciding How to Pass Arguments -- Returning References -- Introducing the Tic-Tac-Toe Game -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 7 Pointers: Tic-Tac-Toe 2.0 -- Understanding Pointer Basics -- Understanding Pointers and Constants -- Passing Pointers -- Returning Pointers -- Understanding the Relationship between Pointers and Arrays -- Introducing the Tic-Tac-Toe 2.0 Game -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 8 Classes: Critter Caretaker -- Defining New Types -- Using Constructors -- Setting Member Access Levels -- Using Static Data Members and Member Functions -- Introducing the Critter Caretaker Game -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 9 Advanced Classes and Dynamic Memory: Game Lobby -- Using Aggregation -- Using Friend Functions and Operator Overloading -- Dynamically Allocating Memory -- Working with Data Members and the Heap -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Chapter 10 Inheritance and Polymorphism: Blackjack -- Introducing Inheritance -- Controlling Access under Inheritance -- Calling and Overriding Base Class Member Functions -- Using Overloaded Assignment Operators and Copy Constructors in Derived Classes -- Introducing Polymorphism -- Using Abstract Classes -- Organizing Your Code -- Introducing the Blackjack Game -- Summary -- Questions and Answers -- Discussion Questions -- Exercises -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.