Programming with C

Unit 1 (15 Hours)

Problem Solving

• Introduction to Problem Solving
• Steps in Problem Solving
• Approaches to Problem Solving
• Flowcharts
• Algorithms
• Simple Examples of Flowcharts and Algorithms
• Overview of Problem Instances
• Categories of Computer Languages
• Concept of Debugging
• Types of Program Errors

Introduction to C Language

• History of C Language
• Features of C Language
• Structure of C Program
• Life Cycle of C Program
• Data Types and Sizes
• Variables
• Constants
• Keywords
• Storage Classes
• Operators
  • Unary Operators
  • Arithmetic Operators
  • Logical Operators
  • Bitwise Operators
  • Assignment Operators
  • Ternary Operators
• Expressions

Unit 2 (15 Hours)

Control Statements

• if-else Statement
• switch Statement
• break Statement
• continue Statement
• goto Statement

Loops

• for Loop
• while Loop
• do-while Loop

Macros & Preprocessor Directives

• Macros
• Preprocessor Directives

Arrays, Functions & Sorting

• One-Dimensional Arrays
• Two-Dimensional Arrays
• String Handling
• Built-in Functions
• User-defined Functions
• Function Declaration
• Function Definition
• Function Call
• Parameter Passing
• Return Types
• Recursion
• Sorting Algorithms

Unit 3 (15 Hours)

Pointers

• Introduction to Pointers
• Pointer Arithmetic
• Call by Value vs Call by Reference

Structure & Union

• Structure Declaration
• Union Declaration
• Accessing Structure Elements
• Accessing Union Elements
• Difference between Structure and Union
• Array of Structures
• Nested Structures
• Passing Arrays to Functions

File Handling

• Introduction to Stream
• File Access Modes
• Text vs Binary Files
• File I/O Operations
• Command Line Arguments