C, from theory to practice

✍ Scribed by Tselikas, Nikolaos D.;Tselikis, George S

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 718
• Edition: Second edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Cover ; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; About the Authors ; Chapter 1: Introduction to C ; History of C ; The ANSI Standard ; Advantages of C ; Disadvantages of C ; C Program Life Cycle ; Writing a C Program ; Our First C Program ; The #include Directive ; The main() Function ; Comments ; Compilation ; Common Errors ; Linking ; Run the Program ; Chapter 2: Data Types, Variables, and Data Output ; Variables ; Naming Variables ; Declaring Variables ; Assignment of Values and Constants ; Arithmetic Conversions ; Type Qualifiers.;"This easy-to-use, classroom-tested textbook covers the C programming language for computer science and IT students. Designed for a compulsory fundamental course, it presents the theory and principles of C. More than 500 exercises and examples of progressive difficulty aid students in understanding all the aspects and peculiarities of the C language. The exercises test students on various levels of programming and the examples enhance their concrete understanding of programming know-how. Instructor's manual and PowerPoint slides are available upon qualifying course adoption"--Provided by publisher.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Introduction to C
History of C
The ANSI Standard
Advantages of C
Disadvantages of C
C Program Life Cycle
Writing a C Program
Our First C Program
The #include Directive
The main() Function
Comments
Compilation
Common Errors
Linking
Run the Program
Chapter 2: Data Types, Variables, and Data Output
Variables
Naming Variables
Declaring Variables
Assignment of Values and Constants
Arithmetic Conversions
Type Qualifiers. The #define Directive The printf() Function
Escape Sequences
Conversion Specifications
Return Value
Printing Variables
Optional Fields
Precision
Field Width
Prefix
Flags
Exercises
Unsolved Exercises
Chapter 3: Getting Input with scanf()
The scanf() Function
Use of Ordinary Characters
Return Value
Exercises
Unsolved Exercises
Chapter 4: Operators
The = Assignment Operator
Arithmetic Operators
The ++ and --
Operators
Relational Operators
Exercises
Compound Assignment Operators
Logical Operators
The! Operator
The & & Operator. The continue Statement Exercises
Nested Loops
Exercises
The while Statement
Exercises
The do-while Statement
Exercises
The goto Statement
Unsolved Exercises
Chapter 7: Arrays
One-Dimensional Arrays
Declaring Arrays
Accessing Array Elements
Array Initialization
Exercises
Two-Dimensional Arrays
Declaring Arrays
Accessing Array Elements
Array Initialization
Exercises
Unsolved Exercises
Chapter 8: Pointers
Pointers and Memory
Pointer Declaration
Pointer Initialization
Null Pointers
Using a Pointer
Exercises
The void* Pointer. Use of const Qualifier Pointer Arithmetic
Pointers and Integers
Subtracting and Comparing Pointers
Exercises
Pointers and Arrays
Exercises
Array of Pointers
Exercises
Pointer to Pointer
Exercises
Pointers and Two-Dimensional Arrays
Exercises
Pointer to Function
Array of Pointers to Functions
Unsolved Exercises
Chapter 9: Characters
The char Type
Exercises
The getchar() and putchar() Functions
Exercises
Chapter 10: Strings
String Literals
Storing Strings
Exercise
Writing Strings
Exercises
Pointers and String Literals
Exercises.

✦ Subjects

C (Computer program language);COMPUTERS--Programming Languages--C;Electronic books;COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- C