C Programming and Data Structures

CS3353

C PROGRAMMING AND DATA STRUCTURES

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To introduce the basics of C programming language.

• To learn the concepts of advanced features of C.

• To understand the concepts of ADTs and linear data structures.

• To know the concepts of non-linear data structure and hashing.

• To familiarize the concepts of sorting and searching techniques.

UNIT I

C PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (8+1 SKILL)

Data Types - Variables - Operations - Expressions and Statements - Conditional Statements - Functions - Recursive Functions - Arrays - Single and Multi-Dimensional Arrays.

UNIT II

C PROGRAMMING - ADVANCED FEATURES (8+1 SKILL)

Structures - Union - Enumerated Data Types - Pointers: Pointers to Variables, Arrays and Functions - File Handling - Preprocessor Directives.

UNIT III

LINEAR DATA STRUCTURES (8+1 SKILL)

Abstract Data Types (ADTs) - List ADT - Array-Based Implementation - Linked List - Doubly- Linked Lists Circular Linked List - Stack ADT - Implementation of Stack - Applications - Queue ADT - Priority Queues Queue Implementation - Applications.

UNIT IV

NON-LINEAR DATA STRUCTURES (8+1 SKILL)

Trees Binary Trees - Tree Traversals - Expression Trees - Binary Search Tree - Hashing - Hash Functions Separate Chaining - Open Addressing - Linear Probing- Quadratic Probing - Double Hashing Rehashing.

UNIT V

SORTING AND SEARCHING TECHNIQUES (8+1 SKILL)

Insertion Sort - Quick Sort - Heap Sort - Merge Sort -Linear Search - Binary Search.

TOTAL 45 PERIODS

SKILL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES (Group Seminar/Mini Project/Assignment/Content Preparation / Quiz/ Surprise Test / Solving GATE questions/ etc)

COURSE OUTCOMES:

CO1Develop C programs for any real world/technical application.

CO2 Apply advanced features of C in solving problems.

CO3 Write functions to implement linear and non-linear data structure operations.

CO4 Suggest and use appropriate linear/non-linear data structure operations for solving a given problem.

CO5 Appropriately use sort and search algorithms for a given application.

CO6 Apply appropriate hash functions that result in a collision free scenario for data storage and retrieval.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Mark Allen Weiss, "Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C", Second Edition, Pearson Education, 1997.

2. ReemaThareja, "Programming in C", Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2016.

REFERENCES:

1. Brian W. Kernighan, Rob Pike, "The Practice of Programming", Pearson Education, 1999.

2. Paul J. Deitel, Harvey Deitel, "C How to Program", Seventh Edition, Pearson Education, 2013.

3. Alfred V. Aho, John E. Hopcroft, Jeffrey D. Ullman, "Data Structures and Algorithms", Pearson Education, 1983.

4. Ellis Horowitz, Sartaj Sahni and Susan Anderson, "Fundamentals of Data Structures", Galgotia, 2008.

List of Open Source Software/ Learning website:

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-structures-algorithms

https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112107243

https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112105598