Introduction to C++ Programming and Graphics - C. Pozrikidis (Springer, 2007) WW.pdf

Introduction to C++
Programming and Graphics
Introduction to C++
Programming and Graphics
C. Pozrikidis
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Constantine Pozrikidis
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0411
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Preface
The C++ programming language was introduced by Bjarne Stroustrup of the
AT&T laboratories in 1985 as an extension of C, with additional features bor-
rowed from the esoteric language Simula. Since then, C++ has grown rapidly
in response to the practical need for a programming language that is able to
efficiently posite and diverse data types. The language implementa-
tion is pivoted on the ingenious concept of object oriented programming (OOP).
Today, C++ dominates mercial market and is favored among system
programmers and