A lot of people appreciated the information in this pair of articles, which cover the noted topics:

An Idiot's Guide to C++ Templates -- Part 1

The Syntax Drama

Function Templates

• Pointers, References and Arrays with Templates
• Multiple Types with Function Templates
• Function Template -- Template Function
• Explicit Template Argument Specification
• Default Arguments with Function Templates

Class Templates

• Multiple Types with Class Templates
• Non-type Template Arguments
• Template Class as Argument to Class Template
• Default Template Arguments with Class Templates
• Class' Methods as Function Templates

An Idiot's Guide to C++ Templates -- Part 2

Requirements from the Underlying Type

• Requirements: Function Templates
• Requirements: Class Templates

Separation of Declaration and Implementation

• Separating Class Implementation

Templates and Other Aspects of C++

• Class Templates, Friends
• Class Templates, Operator Overloading
• Class Templates, Inheritance
• Function Pointers and Callbacks
• Templates and Virtual Functions
• Templates and Macros
• Function Overloading

STL - An Introduction

Templates and Library Development

Explicit Instantiation