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# C++ Basic Programming – TA Team Initiative
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Welcome to the **C++ Basic Programming Course Repository** — a comprehensive, community-driven learning resource.
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This project is more than a collection of materials — it’s a living documentation of how our teaching team collaborates, mentors, and builds a hands-on learning experience for students.
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---
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## Purpose and Vision
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Our mission is to ensure that every student not only understands C++ concepts but can also **apply them confidently through coding, problem-solving, and projects.**
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We believe that **learning to code** should be an active, guided process — not a passive one.
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To achieve that, we combine theory from lectures with practice, mentorship, and structured documentation.
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## What This Repository Contains
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| Section | Description |
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| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| **/overview/** | Conceptual overviews for each lecture week — theory summaries, examples, and key takeaways. |
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| **/workshops/** | Hands-on guided activities for each topic, designed to help students learn by doing. |
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| **/assignments/** | Weekly assignments that reinforce lecture material and build problem-solving skills. |
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All sections are written in **Markdown**, making them easy to read, modify, and publish (e.g., on GitHub Pages or Quartz).
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---
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## Our Teaching Model
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Our approach combines **theoretical coverage, active practice, and close mentorship**:
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1. **Weekly Lectures**
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- Delivered by the professor.
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- Introduce core programming concepts in C++.
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2. **Workshops**
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- Designed and run by TAs.
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- Translate concepts into hands-on coding experiences.
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- Encourage collaboration and experimentation.
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3. **Assignments**
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- Weekly exercises that challenge students to apply what they’ve learned.
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- Reviewed and discussed with mentors.
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4. **Mentorship**
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- Each TA mentors a small group of students.
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- Provides personalized support, code reviews, and guidance.
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- Builds a feedback loop between students, TAs, and the professor.
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---
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## Why We Document This
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We’re documenting everything we do for three major reasons:
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1. **Comprehensiveness for Learners**
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Provide a high-quality, public resource for current students and self-learners outside the university.
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2. **Pedagogical Transparency**
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Allow educators and future TA teams to see and improve upon our structure, methods, and materials.
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3. **Continuity and Growth**
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Leave behind a foundation that future teaching teams or other institutions can build upon, adapt, and evolve.
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---
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## Course Topics Overview
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| Week | Topic | Description | Overview | Workshop | Assignment |
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| ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| 1 | **Algorithmic Thinking & Problem-Solving** | Develop foundational skills in algorithm design: representing problems with flowcharts and pseudocode, and reasoning about step-by-step solutions. | [Overview](src/content/01-topics/01-problem-solving/0-Overview.md) | - | [Assignment](src/content/01-topics/01-problem-solving/2-Assignment.md) |
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| 2 | **Introduction to C++ & Basic Programming Constructs & Data Types** | Get started with C++: setting up the IDE, basic syntax, compiling and linking, and simple programs. Understand fundamental data types, expressions and operations | [Overview](src/content/01-topics/02-basics-and-data-types/0-Overview.md) | [Workshop](src/content/01-topics/02-basics-and-data-types/1-Workshop.md) | [Assignment](src/content/01-topics/02-basics-and-data-types/2-Assignment.md) |
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| 3 | **Control Structures** | Move into control flow with logical operators, `if/else`, `switch`, loops, iteration and avoiding infinite loops. | [Overview](src/content/01-topics/03-conditions-loops/0-Overview.md) | [Workshop](src/content/01-topics/03-conditions-loops/1-Workshop.md) | [Assignment](src/content/01-topics/03-conditions-loops/2-Assignment.md) |
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| 4 | **Functions & Modular Design** | Learn how to design and call functions in C++, including `void` vs return-type, parameter passing, overloading, and thinking in modular pieces. | [Overview](src/content/01-topics/04-function-1/0-Overview.md) | [Workshop](src/content/01-topics/04-function-1/1-Workshop.md) | [Assignment](src/content/01-topics/04-function-1/2-Assignment.md) |
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| 5 | **Arrays, Strings & Multidimensional Data** | Explore static arrays, C++ strings and multidimensional data structures. Incorporate memory-thinking in simple data manipulations. | | | |
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| 6 | **Advanced Functions & Recursion** | Deepen function usage with recursion, higher-level thinking about how functions call themselves, and problem-solving patterns that leverage recursion. | | | |
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| 7 | **Pointers & Dynamic Memory** | Dive into pointers, dynamic memory allocation/deallocation (e.g., `new`, `delete`), pointer arithmetic, and how memory model impacts correct usage of arrays/strings. | | | |
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| 8 | **File I/O, Structs & A Very Brief Introduction to Object-Oriented Concepts** | Work with file input/output streams, define and use `struct`s, and get a first glance at OOP mindset | | | |
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| 9 | **Mini Project** | Integrate the learned topics into a hands-on project: design, implement, test a moderately sized application showcasing applied algorithms, data structures and modular code. | | | |
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| 10 | **Final Project & Wrap-up** | Launch the final project with full guidelines: design documentation, coding standards, testing, and presentation. Wrap up with reflections and next steps in C++ or software development. | | | |
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## Long-Term Goals
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- Create a **sustainable, evolving educational model** that balances theory and practice.
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- Encourage **open-source education** — anyone can learn from or contribute to our materials.
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- Serve as a **baseline for future educators** in teaching programming effectively.
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---
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## The Team
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- **Professor**: [Dr. Saeed Reza Kheradpisheh](https://github.com/SRKH)
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- **Head Teaching Assistant:**[ Mehrdad Shirvani](https://github.com/MehrdadShirvani)
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- **Teaching Assistants (Alphabetical by Last Name):**
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- [Aeen Bolandian](https://github.com/aeen-bolandian/)
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- [Ali Ghaedrahmat](https://github.com/aliGhaedrahmat/)
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- [Aryan Ghasemi](https://github.com/aryanGh-imp)
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- [Mahdi Hoseinpoor](https://github.com/MahdiHoseinpoor)
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- [Mohammad Hossein Jaafari](https://github.com/MMDHosain)
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- [Raha Rokni](https://github.com/raharokni)
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- [Partow Roshani](https://github.com/PartowRoshani)
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- [Soroush Saberi](https://github.com/Soroushsbr)
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- [MohammadFazel Sadeghizad](https://github.com/Sadeghizad)
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- [Sadra Seyedtabaei](https://github.com/Sadra3st)
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## Contributing
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We welcome contributions — whether you’re a TA, a student, or an educator from another institution.
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If you’d like to:
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- Improve explanations or examples
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- Add new workshop exercises
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- Suggest assignment ideas
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- Translate materials
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Please open a **pull request** or contact us.
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---
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## Tech Stack
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If this repository includes interactive code or materials, consider mentioning:
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- **Markdown** for documentation
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- **C++** for code examples
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- **GitHub Pages / Quartz** for deploying the website
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- **VS Code** for coding environment
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## License
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All materials are shared under the **Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)** license.
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You’re free to learn, adapt, and build upon our content — just credit the authors and share alike.
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> — _C++ SBU CS TA Team, 2025_
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