C Programming

Course duration

• 5 Days

Course Outline

• Learn about what C is.
• Work with data types and variables.
• Work with pointers and arrays.
• Learn about structures.
• Learn what they are and how to work with operators and expressions.
• Work with control flow statement.
• Work with functions.

• Programming experience with the desire and need to learn the C language.
• The ability to program in a high-level language such as a Pascal or COBOL is very helpful.
• Basic UNIX user-level skills are also important.

1. Introduction to C
   1. What Is C?
   2. Features of C
   3. Why Program in C?
   4. History of C
   5. Current Status and Future
2. An Overview of C
   1. The First Program (hello.c)
   2. How to Compile and Run a C Program
   3. An Arithmetic Program (roof.c)
   4. Execution Flow Control (mph.c)
   5. The for Loop
   6. The for Loop
   7. Diagram
   8. Character I/O
   9. A File Copier Program (cp2.c)
   10. A Character Counter (wc2.c)
   11. A Look at Arrays
   12. Stock Values (stock1.c)
   13. The char Data Type
   14. Strings (Character Arrays)
   15. A String Copy Program (stringcp.c)
   16. A Look at Functions
   17. A Functional Program (func1.c)
   18. A Review of printf()
3. Data Types and Variables
   1. Fundamental Data Types
   2. Data Type Values and Sizes
   3. Variable Declarations
   4. Variable Names
   5. Constants
   6. Character Constants
   7. String Constants
4. Operators and Expressions
   1. What Are Expressions?
   2. Arithmetic Operators
   3. Relational Operators
   4. Assignment Operator
   5. Expressions Have Resulting Values
   6. True and False
   7. Logical Operators
   8. Increment and Decrement Operators (++ and --)
   9. Increment and Decrement Operators: Examples
   10. 'Operate-
   11. Assign' Operators (+=, *=, ...)
   12. Conditional Expression
   13. Operator Precedence
   14. Precedence and Order of Evaluation
   15. Evaluation of Logical Operators
   16. Type Conversions
   17. The Cast Operator
   18. Bitwise Logical Operators
5. Control Flow
   1. Statements
   2. if - else
   3. if() - else if()
   4. else if()
   5. switch()
   6. while()
   7. do-while()
   8. for()
   9. The for Loop-Diagram
   10. Example: for() Loop
   11. Another Example: for() Loop
   12. The break Statement
   13. The continue Statement
6. Functions
   1. What Is a Function?
   2. Example: findbig3()
   3. Why Use Functions?
   4. Anatomy of a Function
   5. Example: find_big_int()
   6. Arguments Passed by Value
   7. Addresses of Arguments Can Be Passed
   8. A Picture of Addresses and Values
   9. When to Use the Return Statement
   10. Returning Non-Integer Values
   11. Functions in Multiple Source Files
   12. A Simple make File
   13. The Concept of Variable Scope
   14. Automatic Variables
   15. Global (External) Variables
   16. Static Variables
   17. External Static Variables
7. The C Preprocessor
   1. Symbolic Constants
   2. Macro Substitution
   3. File Inclusion
8. Pointers and Arrays
   1. What Is a Pointer?
   2. Pointer Operators
   3. Example: Pointers
   4. Why Use Pointers?
   5. Arrays
   6. Arrays (a Picture)
   7. The & Operator
   8. Pointers and Arrays
   9. Pointer Arithmetic
   10. Pointer Arithmetic (a Picture)
   11. Arrays and Pointers
   12. Array Names are Constant Pointers
   13. Passing A
   14. rrays to Functions
   15. Initializing Arrays
9. Advanced Pointers
   1. Pointer Initialization
   2. Command
   3. -
   4. Line Arguments
   5. Strings and Character Pointers
   6. Arrays of Pointers
   7. Command-Line Arguments
   8. Access Through Pointers
   9. Functions and Pointers
   10. Example: Functions and Pointers
10. Structures
    1. Structures
    2. Comparison of Structures and Arrays
    3. Structure Definitions
    4. Structure Declarations
    5. Structure Parameter Passing by Reference
    6. Pointers to Structures
    7. Structure Parameter Passing Again
    8. Arrays of Structures
    9. The malloc Routine

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