... from the bottom up: first the base, then the members, and then the derived class itself. They are destroyed in the opposite order: first the derived class itself, then the members, and then the ... typical. The unwary might write this: The C++ Programming Language, Third Edition by Bjarne Stroustrup. Copyright ©1997 by AT&T.Published by Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. ISBN 0-201-88 954 -4. ... Implement the fundamental arithmetic operators. The C++ Programming Language, Third Edition by Bjarne Stroustrup. Copyright ©1997 by AT&T.Published by Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. ISBN 0-201-88 954 -4....