Programming in C

UNIT–I

• Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving: History of Computers, Basic organization of a computer: ALU, input-output units, memory, program counter, Introduction to Programming Languages, Basics of a Computer Program, Algorithms, flowcharts (Using Dia Tool), pseudo code. Introduction to Compilation and Execution, Primitive Data Types, Variables, and Constants, Basic Input and Output, Operations, Type Conversion, and Casting.

• Problem solving techniques: Algorithmic approach, characteristics of algorithm, Problem solving strategies: Top-down approach, Bottom-up approach, Time and space complexities of algorithms.

UNIT–II Control Structures

• Simple sequential programs Conditional Statements (if, if-else, switch),

• Loops (for, while, do while) 

• Break and Continue

UNIT–III Arrays and Strings

• Arrays indexing, memory model, programs with array of integers, two dimensional arrays,

• Introduction to Strings.

UNIT–IV Pointers &User Defined Data types

• Pointers

• Dereferencing and address operators

•  Pointer and address arithmetic

• Array manipulation using pointers

•  User-defined data types-Structures and Unions.

UNIT–V Functions & File Handling

• Introduction to Functions, Function Declaration and Definition, Function call Return Types and

• Arguments, modifying parameters inside functions using pointers, arrays as parameters. Scope and

• Lifetime of Variables, Basics of File Handling

1. C How to Program: With Case Studies Introducing Applications Programming and Systems Programming 9th Edition, Paul Deitel, Harvey Deitel

2. A Book on C, 4th Edition by Kelley 

3. C Programming Language, 2nd Edition, Brian W. Kernighan / Dennis Ritchie