CURRICULUM

Our C++ curriculum is suitable for beginners to intermediate learners. This curriculum is ideal for self-study, high school or university courses, or professional upskilling. It’s divided into modules, each with topics and suggested activities or projects.

C++ Curriculum Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Programming with C++

• Objective: Understand basic programming concepts and C++ syntax.
• History and features of C++
• Setting up environment (IDE: Code::Blocks, Visual Studio, or VS Code with g++)
• First program: Hello, World!
• Syntax, structure, and basic I/O (cin, cout)
• Comments and code style

Practice: Write a program that asks for your name and age and prints a greeting.

 Module 2: Variables and Data Types

• Objective: Use C++ variables and understand different data types.
• Data types: int, float, char, double, bool
• Constants (const, #define)
• Type casting
• Arithmetic and logical operators

Practice: Build a simple calculator (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

 Module 3: Control Structures

• Objective: Use decision-making and looping structures.
• if, else if, else, switch
• Loops: for, while, do-while
• Nested loops and loop control: break, continue

Practice: Write a program to check for prime numbers within a range.

 

Module 4: Functions

• Objective: Learn modular programming with functions.
• Function declaration, definition, and calling
• Parameters and return values
• Pass-by-value vs pass-by-reference
• Recursion

Practice: Write a recursive function to compute factorial or Fibonacci numbers.

Module 5: Arrays and Strings

• Objective: Handle collections of data.
• One-dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays
• Array manipulation (search, sort)
• Strings (char arrays and string class)
• Basic string functions

Practice: Create a program that checks if a string is a palindrome.

 Module 6: Pointers and Memory Management

• Objective: Understand how memory works in C++.
• Pointer basics: declaration, dereferencing, and address-of operator
• Pointer arithmetic
• Dynamic memory allocation: new, delete
• nullptr, dangling pointers

Practice: Create a program to dynamically manage a list of student grades.

 Module 7: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Objective: Learn to model real-world systems using classes and objects.
• Classes and objects
• Constructors and destructors
• Access specifiers: public, private, protected
• this pointer

Practice: Define a Car class and simulate a car rental system.

Module 8: Advanced OOP Concepts

• Objective: Deepen OOP knowledge with inheritance and polymorphism.
• Inheritance: single, multiple, and multilevel
• Function overloading and overriding
• Virtual functions and polymorphism
• Abstract classes and interfaces

Practice: Build a simple banking system with base and derived classes (Account, Savings, Checking).

 Module 9: File Handling

• Objective: Learn to read and write files.
• ifstream, ofstream, fstream
• Reading and writing text and binary files
• File modes and error handling

Practice: Create a student record management system with file storage.

 Module 10: Standard Template Library (STL)

• Objective: Use built-in data structures and algorithms.
• Containers: vector, list, map, set
• Iterators
• Algorithms: sort, find, count, etc.
• Lambda functions

Practice: Implement a to-do list using std::map or std::vector.

 Bonus: C++11 and Beyond (Optional)

• Objective: Learn modern C++ features.
• auto, nullptr, enum class, range-based for loop
• Smart pointers (unique_ptr, shared_ptr)
• Lambda expressions
• Move semantics and std::move

 Capstone Projects (Pick 1 or More)

• Banking System
• Student Management System
• Inventory System
• Mini Game (e.g., Tic Tac Toe)
• Quiz Application