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    What C++ Books Are Best for Mathematicians with Limited Unix Experience?

    The only book of this kind I can think of is: Barton, John J.; Nackman, Lee R. (1994). Scientific and Engineering C++: An Introduction with Advanced Techniques and Examples. The authors are competent (e.g., introduced Barton–Nackman trick --...
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    C++ Programming for Beginners for Engineering Students

    "Accelerated C++" by Andrew Koenig and Barbara E. Moo if you have programmed before // http://www.acceleratedcpp.com/ "C++ Primer" by Stanley B. Lippman, Josee Lajoie and Barbara E. Moo if you have NOT programmed before //...
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    C/C++ Learning c++ text makes my brain die

    Hi! Glad you like the book! Regarding the questions: (a) int main() { return 0; } -- yes, this is very important; for a few-mins.-long explanation, see e.g. a lecture (by Richard Buckland, UNSW): // more precisely, just 30:40-37:00, answering to "Can you use void main()?" ;-) (b) Bloodshed...
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    C/C++ Learning c++ text makes my brain die

    Rhine, I found these lectures from Stanford to be pretty good: Programming Abstractions (CS106B) http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FE6E58F856038C69 Programming Paradigms (CS107) http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9D558D49CA734A02 As for the short (and good) book, I'd...