Course Content
The text book for this course is
Al Kelley and Ira Pohl: `C by Dissection',
Fourth Edition, Addison Wesley, 2001.
We cover Chapters 1 to 9.
Chapter 1 : Writing an ANSI C Program
L-1 Introduction to C programs
L-2 #define,#include; printf(),scanf(); while
L-3 problem solving; style, common errors, and system considerations
Chapter 2 : Lexical Elements, Operators, and the C System
L-4 lexical elements; binary and hexadecimal notation
L-5 operators
L-6 problem solving; the C system
Chapter 3 : Flow of Control
L-7 relational, equality, logical operators and expressions
L-8 compound, empty, if-else statement
L-9 while, for, and do statements
L-10 nested for; break, continue; switch
Chapter 4 : Functions and Structured Programming
L-11 function invocation, definition; return; prototypes
L-12 top-down design; static variables
L-13 assert(); problem solving
L-14 the comma operator; large programs
L-15 Review of Chapters 1 to 4 for Exam I
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L-16 Exam I on Chapters 1 to 4
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Chapter 5 : Character Processing
L-17 the data type char; getchar() and putchar()
L-18 ctype.h and examples
L-19 problem solving
Chapter 6 : The Fundamental Data Types
L-20 char, int, (un)signed, short and long
L-21 int and float; sizeof()
L-22 conversions and casts; mathematical functions
L-23 problem solving
Chapter 7 : Enumeration Types and typedef
L-24 enumeration types and the use of typedef
L-25 an application of the use of enumeration types
L-26 the game of paper, rock, scissors
Chapter 8 : Functions, Pointers, and Storage Classes
L-27 addressing and dereferencing; call by value/call by reference
L-28 use of pointers; pointers to void
L-29 call by reference; scope rules
L-30 storage classes
L-31 static external and local variables, static functions
L-32 const and pointers to constants
Chapter 9 : Arrays and Pointers
L-33 Review of chapters 5 to 8 for Exam II
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L-34 Exam II on Chapters 5 to 8
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L-35 arrays and frequency tables
L-36 two dimensional arrays
L-37 arrays and functions; sorting
L-38 arrays and pointers; bubble sort
L-39 multi-dimensional arrays; dynamic memory
L-40 dynamic memory; functions returning arrays
Review
L-41 Review questions I for the final exam
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L-42 Review questions II for the final exam
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L-43 Review questions III for the final exam
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