DEBRE MARKOS UNIVERSITY

TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Course Number: MEng 1052

Instructor: Addisu D.

Course Title: Computer Programming

Academic year: 2014/2015

Credit hours: 3

Class Year: II Semester: II

Course Objectives:

The course enables students to know:

The major components and functions of personal computers (Hardware: I/O devices,
CPU, memory; Software: System software, Application software)

How to write a syntactically correct C++ programs to solve ordinary mechanical

engineering problems.

Course Contents:
1. Introduction to Computers and Programming
1.1. Computer systems: Hardware, software, highlevel languages, compilers
1.2. Programming and Problem solving: Algorithms, Program design
1.3. Introduction to C++: Origins of the C++ Language, A sample C++ Program, Layout of a
simple C++ program, Compiling and Running a C++ program, Testing and Debugging,
kinds of program errors
2.

C++ Basics
2.1. Variables and Assignments: Variables, Identifiers, Variable Declarations, Assignment
Statements
2.2. Input and output: Output using cout, Include Directives and Namespaces, Input using cin
2.3. Data Types and Expressions: The types int and double, other data types, the type char,
Arithmetic Operators and Expressions

3. Flow of Control
3.1. The if-else statement
3.2. The while statement, and the do-while statement,
3.3. The switch statement,
3.4. The for statement

4. Functions
4.1. The need for functions
4.2. Types of Functions
4.3. Functions with no parameters
4.4. Function with parameters
4.5. Call-by-value parameters
4.6. Call-by-reference parameters
5. Arrays and Strings
5.1. Arrays: Initializing Arrays, Declaring Arrays, Accessing Arrays
5.2. Multidimensional Arrays: Initializing Multidimensional Arrays
5.3. Strings: String Manipulation
6. Miscellaneous topics (optional):
Teaching Methods:
Lectures supported by assignments, and
Laboratory exercises (Practice in Computer Center every week on each topic/subtopics)
Attendance Requirement:
Minimum of 75% attendance during lecture hours; and

100% attendance during practical work sessions, except for some unprecedented mishaps.

Evaluation:
Assignments =10%,
Practical Tests in Lab: 20%,
Project: 20%
Final Examination: 50%.
References:
1. Stanely B.Lippman Josee Lajoie, C++ primer (3rd ed.), 2001.
2. Bjarne Stroustrup, Programming Principles and Practice Using C++ , 2008
3. Bjarne Stroustrup, The C++ Programming Language, 4th ed., 2013
4. Frank L. Friedman and Elliot B. Koffman, Problem Solving, Abstraction and Design Using
C++, Visual C++.NET Edition, Aug 29, 2003.
5. Lafore, R, Object-Oriented Programming in C++, 3rd ed., 2001.
6. Friedman and Koffman, Problem Solving, Abstraction, and Design Using C++