IntroductionChapter 1: Strategies for Problem SolvingChapter 2: Pure PuzzlesChapter 3: Solving Problems with ArraysChapter 4: Solving Problems with Pointers and Dynamic MemoryChapter 5: Solving Problems with ClassesChapter 6: Solving Problems with RecursionChapter 7: Solving Problems with Code ReuseChapter 8: Thinking Like a ProgrammerIndex

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