Gary Bronson's "First Book Of C++, 4e, International Edition" takes a hands-on, applied approach to the first programming language course for students studying computer science. This book begins with procedural programming in C, and then gradually introduces object oriented programming features and the C++ language syntax that enables first time programmers to use them.

Part 1 Fundamentals of C++ Programming
- Getting Started
- Data Types, Declarations, and Displays
- Assignment and Interactive Input
- Selection
, etc.

Part 2 Object-Oriented Programming
- Introduction to Classes
- Adding Functionality to Your Classes
- Extending Your Classes
- The Standard Template Library

Part 3 Additional Topics
- The string Class and Exception Handling
- Strings as Character Arrays
- Data Structures