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
Problem Sets with Solutions
Lecture Notes
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.)