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Engineering and Scientific C++: An Introduction with Advanced Techniques and Examples (Paperback)

by John J. Barton (Author), Lee R. Nackman (Author)
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  • Paperback: 688 pages
  • Publisher: Addison Wesley (5 Oct 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0201533936
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201533934
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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This book's three parts take readers with no prior C++ knowledge all the way from basic concepts, through object-oriented programming and design techniques, to advanced C++ features and techniques. Coverage of object-oriented programming emphasizes various methods of expressing commonality and abstraction, and the advanced coverage illustrates coordination of advanced C++ by developing several interesting examples, including array classes, pointer classes, systems employing abstract algebra, FORTRAN-based matrices, function mapping, and data fitting.



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Barton and Nackman explore using C++ and the object-oriented programming style in scientific and engineering programs. The book emphasizes general concepts, systematic ways of using C++ features, advanced techniques, and particular styles that will help you write object-oriented programs. Examples are drawn from scientific and engineering applications, and the concepts, techniques, and styles are broadly applicable.

The book is organized into three parts. The first part builds a working knowledge of C++. The second part introduces object-oriented programming and design techniques, emphasizing the various ways to express commonality and abstraction. The third part illustrates coordination of advanced C++ features and techniques by developing several interesting examples, including array classes, pointer classes, systems employing abstract algebra, FORTRAN-based matrices, function mapping, and data fitting.



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5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for scientists - for all designers and programmers, 1 May 1999
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I waited two years before buying this book - and it was a mistake I find very hard to understand in retrospect. The book is recommended by Scot Meyers, by James Coplien, and even by Bjarne Stroustrupp (the inventor of C++.) Don't let the title of the book fool you: it's almost essential reading for anyone doing serious work with C++, and probably should be for designers and programmers using other object oriented languages too.

Skip past the first 199 pages (which provide an incredibly rapid introduction to C++ for Fortran programming particle physicists) and you'll find one of the finest discussions of the fundamentals of object oriented design ever written - an essential antidote to the "finding the nouns" silliness of too many books. B&N is the perfect intermediate to advanced level object oriented design book, and might even be the best choice for a first-timer who really wants to get to grips with the subject (or who has to find out enough about object oriented design to use it in the real world rather than just pass an exam.)

If you're interested enough to want know more, but still not certain you should read the book, I'd suggest picking up a copy and reading the design study in chapter 8 - the best I've seen in any book, including Design Patterns.

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4.0 out of 5 stars classic of modern template design, 1 Mar 2007
It's unusual for a book on scientific computing to gain currency in mainstream software development, but a small number of C++ authors in the know have been recommending this since its publication, and rightly so.

Skim read the first 300 pages, which introduces C++ to Fortran and C programmers, without being too interesting, with the exception of the illustration of a Fallible class, which is like Haskell's Maybe. It's a neat use of templates, which has nothing to do with typesafe containers of T.

Fortunately, the rest of the book is in this vein, providing a very thorough introduction to object oriented design, using scientific examples. Don't think you need to read another introduction to OOP? No problem: the applications include modelling algebraic structures to provide mixins that provide + and * operators, function objects, wrapping C and Fortran libraries (e.g. LAPACK), implementing arrays and matrices, and an SVD solver. All good solid scientific programming, and all of which makes use of templates (including an appearance of the Curiously Recurring Template), in as elegant a way as the earlier implementation of Fallible<T>.

In particular, the authors make excellent use of the ability to use non-type template parameters. These were introduced into C++ as an optimisation so that library designers could know at compile time how large a container was - here, they're used to implement dimensional analysis, to provide compile time safety when multiplying and dividing quantities (e.g. speed and time) with units. This exemplifies the authors' use of templates - creative and eye opening, but not too baroque. In these pages you will see the beginning of the major direction taken by C++ in recent years - template metaprogramming.

How interesting you find it may be proportional to how numerically nerdy you are, but whatever your interests in matrices, technically, this provides an essential introduction to advanced template usage. You'll find the transition to the material in Generative Programming or Modern C++ Design much easier if you digest the template usage here. And arguably, the resulting code in this book is at a sweet spot of functionality, readability and maintainability, compared to the more arcane representations in those later books mentioned above.

One of the downsides of scientific books is that they are very expensive, and egads, this is still very pricey compared to some other books. Nonetheless this is still remarkably valuable, and if you're into scientific computing, you're probably used to having your wallet emptied when you make a purchase. At least this book's content shouldn't disappoint and if you see this at a decent price (£20 or less), add on a star to the rating in this review.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to learn c++, 2 Dec 2006
This is a great book to learn c++ if you have a reasonable knowledge of C or FORTRAN. Object orientated programing is quite different to more traditional programming methods, and it can be difficult to grasp the concepts involved. This book does an excellent job of explaining how everything fits together, and how to use object orientated programing.

Note the book does assume a reasonable grasp of either C or Fortran or similar, so a complete novice programmer should start with something else before moving on to this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book showed me the forest, not just the trees of C++
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for scientists - for all designers and programmers
I waited two years before buying this book - and it was a mistake I find very hard to understand in retrospect. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A strong overview of C++ for people who know C and FORTRAN
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