Programming in C (CS1L002)

Syllabus 

Theory
Data types, constants, variables, scope, expressions, operators, input, and output statements

Control Flow: Conditional and branch statements (if-else, switch), Iteration statements (for, while, do-while, goto).

Core Concepts: Single and Multidimensional arrays, functions and recursion, strings, structures, pointers, and dynamic memory allocation. Searching and Sorting: Linear and binary search, selection sort, bubble sort, insertion sort.

File Handling: File open, close, read, and write.

Laboratory Experiments

Familiarization with C Programming Environment

Data types, constants, variables, operators, and input-output

Conditional and branch statements, Loops, and iteration statements

Single and Multidimensional arrays

Strings, Functions, and Recursion

Structures, Pointers, and Dynamic Memory Allocation

File handling

Course Objectives / Learning Outcome:

• Learn the basic rules and structure of C programming, including how to write code, define variables, control program flow, and use functions like printf() and scanf() to interact with the user and display output.

• Learn how to break down complex problems into smaller problems. 

• Develop the ability to design and implement algorithms for solving various problems. 

• Learn how to identify and fix errors in code. 

• Develop skills in creating test cases to verify program correctness. 

Textbook

1. A book on C, Al Kelley and Ira Pohl, 4th Edition, Pearson India, 1998.

2. The C Programming Language, Brain W. Kernighan & Dennis Ritche, Prentice Hall of India.

Reference books

3. Fundamentals of Data Structures in C, Ellis Horowitz, Satraj Sahni, and Susan Anderson-Freed, W. H. Freeman and Company.

4. Schaum's Outline of Programming with C, Byron Gottfried, McGraw-Hill.

5. Let us C, Kanetkar, BPB publications

Memories