6.S096 | January IAP 2014 | Undergraduate
Effective Programming in C and C++
Course Description
This course is a fast-paced introduction to the C and C++ programming languages, with an emphasis on good programming practices and how to be an effective programmer in these languages. Topics include object-oriented programming, memory management, advantages of C and C++, optimization, and others. Students are given …

This course is a fast-paced introduction to the C and C++ programming languages, with an emphasis on good programming practices and how to be an effective programmer in these languages. Topics include object-oriented programming, memory management, advantages of C and C++, optimization, and others. Students are given weekly coding assignments and a final project to hone their skills. Recommended for programmers with some background and experience in other languages.

This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.

Learning Resource Types
assignment_turned_in Problem Sets with Solutions
notes Lecture Notes
assignment_turned_in Programming Assignments with Examples
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This course introduces various advantages of C and C++, one of which is visualization involving OpenGL. C++/OpenGL were used to create the above graphic. (Image courtesy of onedayitwillmake on Flickr. Under CC-BY.)