intermediate
C++ Programming
A complete introduction to modern C++17 designed for students who finished Programming Basics. Twelve modules cover everything from compiling your first program through variables, control flow, the STL collections, functions, file I/O, exceptions, and object-oriented programming, plus C++-specific essentials like pointers, references, templates, smart pointers, and a deeper STL tour. Every lesson includes worked examples, an auto-graded quiz, and coding exercises to write and run on your own machine. The required language for USACO's higher divisions.
intermediate
cpp
c++
programming
language
Course Content
43 lessons
Getting Started
1.Installing The Toolchain
2.Your First Program
3.Syntax Comments And Errors
Values and Types
1.Variables And Assignment
2.Numbers
3.Strings And Characters
4.Booleans And Null
5.Type Conversion And Constants
Operators
1.Arithmetic Operators
2.Comparison And Logical Operators
3.Assignment Compound And Precedence
Control Flow
1.If Else Elif
2.Switch Statements
3.While And For Loops
4.Break Continue Pitfalls
Collections
1.Vectors
2.Iterating Collections
3.Maps
4.Sets
5.Sorting And Searching
Functions
1.Basics
2.Defining And Calling Functions
3.Parameters Arguments And Return Values
4.Scope
5.Recursion
Input, output, and files
1.Standard Input And Output
2.Reading Files
3.Writing Files
Errors and exceptions
1.Exceptions And Try Catch
2.Common Errors And How To Read Them
Object-oriented programming
1.Classes And Objects
2.Fields Methods And Constructors
3.Inheritance
4.Polymorphism
5.Encapsulation And Access Control
Standard library and includes
1.Using The Standard Library
2.Including Other Code
3.The Package Ecosystem
Language-specific extras
1.Pointers And References
2.Templates
3.The Stl Tour
4.Memory Management And Modern Cpp
Where to go next
1.What To Build With Cpp