C++ Tutorial for Complete Beginners

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Lecture 1: Introducing C++

Lecture 2: Screen Resolution

Lecture 3: Setup and Installation

Lecture 4: Hello World C++

Lecture 5: Outputting Text

Chapter 2: Basic Syntax

Lecture 1: Variables

Lecture 2: Strings – Working with Text

Lecture 3: User Input

Lecture 4: Binary Numbers and Computer Memory

Lecture 5: Integer Types

Lecture 6: Floating Point Types

Lecture 7: Other Types: Char and Bool

Lecture 8: If

Lecture 9: If-Else

Lecture 10: If-Else If-Else

Lecture 11: Comparing Floats

Lecture 12: C++ Conditions

Lecture 13: While Loops

Lecture 14: Do-While Loops

Lecture 15: "For" Loops

Lecture 16: Break and Continue

Lecture 17: Arrays – Lists of Data

Lecture 18: Multidimensional Arrays

Lecture 19: Sizeof and Arrays

Lecture 20: Sizeof Multidimensional Arrays

Lecture 21: Switch

Chapter 3: Subroutines: Reusable Blocks of Code

Lecture 1: Functions

Lecture 2: Return Values

Lecture 3: Function Parameters

Lecture 4: Headers and Prototypes

Chapter 4: Object Oriented Coding

Lecture 1: Classes

Lecture 2: Data Members

Lecture 3: C++ Constructors and Destructors

Lecture 4: C++ Getters and Setters

Lecture 5: C++ String Streams

Lecture 6: Overloading Constructors

Lecture 7: The "this" Keyword

Lecture 8: Constructor Initialization Lists

Chapter 5: Pointers and Memory

Lecture 1: Pointers

Lecture 2: Arithmetic

Lecture 3: Pointers and Arrays

Lecture 4: Pointer Arithmetic

Lecture 5: Char Arrays

Lecture 6: Reversing a String

Lecture 7: References

Lecture 8: The "const" Keyword

Lecture 9: Copy Constructors

Lecture 10: The New Operator

Lecture 11: Returning Objects from Functions

Lecture 12: Allocating Memory

Lecture 13: Arrays and Functions

Lecture 14: Namespaces

Chapter 6: Inheritance

Lecture 1: Inheritance

Lecture 2: Encapsulation

Lecture 3: Constructor Inheritance

Chapter 7: Odds and Ends: Twos Complement and Static Variables

Lecture 1: Twos Complement

Lecture 2: Static Keyword

Chapter 8: Developing a Program: The Particle Fire Simulation

Lecture 1: Particle Fire Explosion

Lecture 2: Using C++ Libraries

Lecture 3: Aquiring Simple Direct Media Layer

Lecture 4: A Basic SDL Program

Lecture 5: Creating an SDL Window

Lecture 6: Textures, Renderers and Buffers

Lecture 7: Setting Pixel Colors

Lecture 8: Creating the Screen Class

Lecture 9: Bit Shifting and Colors

Lecture 10: Adding a Set Pixel Method

Lecture 11: Animating Colors

Lecture 12: Creating Particles

Lecture 13: Animating Particles

Lecture 14: Creating an Explosion

Lecture 15: Ensuring Constant Speed

Lecture 16: Bitwise "And"

Lecture 17: Implementing Box Blur

Lecture 18: Tweaking Particle Motion

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Languages Overview

Lecture 2: What Next

Chapter 10: Bonus

Lecture 1: Object Oriented Design Considerations

Lecture 2: Postfix and Prefix

Lecture 3: Polymorphism

Lecture 4: Creating Static Libraries

Chapter 11: Advanced C++!

Lecture 1: Congratulations, and an Advanced C++ Course