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Course Number: MEng 1052 Instructor: Addisu D.

Course Title: Computer Programming Academic year: 2014/2015

Credit hours: 3 Class Year: II Semester: II

Course Objectives:

The course enables students to know:

The major components and functions of personal computers (Hardware: I/O devices,

CPU, memory; Software: System software, Application software)

How to write a syntactically correct C++ programs to solve ordinary mechanical

engineering problems.

Course Contents:

1. Introduction to Computers and Programming

1.1. Computer systems: Hardware, software, highlevel languages, compilers

1.2. Programming and Problem solving: Algorithms, Program design

1.3. Introduction to C++: Origins of the C++ Language, A sample C++ Program, Layout of a

simple C++ program, Compiling and Running a C++ program, Testing and Debugging,

kinds of program errors

2. C++ Basics

2.1. Variables and Assignments: Variables, Identifiers, Variable Declarations, Assignment

Statements

2.2. Input and output: Output using cout, Include Directives and Namespaces, Input using cin

2.3. Data Types and Expressions: The types int and double, other data types, the type char,

Arithmetic Operators and Expressions

3. Flow of Control

3.1. The if-else statement

3.2. The while statement, and the do-while statement,

3.3. The switch statement,

3.4. The for statement

DEBRE MARKOS UNIVERSITY

TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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4. Functions

4.1. The need for functions

4.2. Types of Functions

4.3. Functions with no parameters

4.4. Function with parameters

4.5. Call-by-value parameters

4.6. Call-by-reference parameters

5. Arrays and Strings

5.1. Arrays: Initializing Arrays, Declaring Arrays, Accessing Arrays

5.2. Multidimensional Arrays: Initializing Multidimensional Arrays

5.3. Strings: String Manipulation

6. Miscellaneous topics (optional):

Teaching Methods:

Lectures supported by assignments, and

Laboratory exercises (Practice in Computer Center every week on each topic/subtopics)

Attendance Requirement:

Minimum of 75% attendance during lecture hours; and

100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some unprecedented mishaps.

Evaluation:

Assignments =10%,

Practical Tests in Lab: 20%,

Project: 20%

Final Examination: 50%.

References:

1. Stanely B.Lippman Josee Lajoie, C++ primer (3rd ed.), 2001.

2. Bjarne Stroustrup, Programming Principles and Practice Using C++ , 2008

3. Bjarne Stroustrup, The C++ Programming Language, 4th ed., 2013

4. Frank L. Friedman and Elliot B. Koffman, Problem Solving, Abstraction and Design Using

C++, Visual C++.NET Edition, Aug 29, 2003.

5. Lafore, R, Object-Oriented Programming in C++, 3rd ed., 2001.

6. Friedman and Koffman, Problem Solving, Abstraction, and Design Using C++