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C & Data Structures syllabus

Introduction to C

C  language which is considered the mother of all languages, is and will be the most sought after programming language for any beginner to jump start his career in software development. Not only does it help a beginner to understand what software programming is all about, it also gives an excellent platform to build programming skills for those who eventually want to learn modern languages like C# or Java for developing advanced level applications.

Course Objectives

• Understand the purpose of programming.
• Download and understand the role of IDE in writing "C" programs.
• Gain knowledge about how one can write Software Programs.
• Write interactive programs to perform input and output operations.
• Apply logic using programming techniques & decision making statements.
• Understand the advantage of using Arrays and Pointers for handling large data.
• Learn how to break up a big task into smaller units using functions.
• Understand how memory can be dynamically allocated and de-allocated for pointers.
• Persist data of the program into data files for using at later point of time.
• Create and process data in files using file I/O functions.
• Read and consume command like arguments in a program

Introduction and First Program

• Why Programming
• Types of Programming
• Introduction to C
• Benefits of C
• Some Facts about C
• Understanding First C Program
• Executing using IDE

Variables and Data Types

• Identifiers
• Keywords
• Data Types
• Variables
• Constants

Console IO Operations

• printf
• scanf
• Unformatted

 Operators and Expressions

• Expressions
• Types of Operators
• Type Casting

Control Flow Statements

• Decision Making in C
• If Statement
• Switch Statement
• Unconditional Branching
• While Loop
• Do…While Loop
• For Loop
• Break and continue statements

Working with Functions

• What is a Function
• Benefits of a Function
• Function Terminology
• Array of Structures
• How does Function Works
• Scope and Lifetime of Variables in function
• Storage Classes of Variables
• Call by value and call by reference
• Recursion

Working with Arrays

• Understanding Arrays
• Arrays Declaration and Initialization
• Sample Programs
• Multidimensional Arrays.
• Arrays and Functions

String Handling

• Declaration and Initialization
• Reading and Writing Strings
• Standard string library functions
• Array of pointers to string

Pointers

• Understanding Pointers
• Declaring and Initializing Pointers
• Function and Pointer Parameters
• Pointer Arithmetic
• Pointer and Arrays
• Two Dimensional Arrays and Pointers
• void Pointer
• Dynamic allocation of memory
• Difference between malloc and calloc

Structure and Unions

• Overview of Structures
• Defining and Using a Structure
• Structures within a Structure
• typedef keyword
• Passing Structures to Functions
• Structure and Pointers
• Unions

File Handling

• What is a Stream
• Opening and Closing of Files
• Writing and Reading in Text Format
• Writing and Reading in Binary Format

Pre-Processor Directives

• Pre-Processor Directives
• #define Macro
• Conditional Compilation
• Predefined Macros
• #include and Header Files

Command Line Arguments and Variable Number of Arguments

• Command Line Arguments
• Variable Arguments