Computer Programming C

CS25C01

Computer Programming: C

Course Objectives:

● To equip engineering students with the foundational knowledge and practical skills in ‘C’ programming to analyse and solve computational problems effectively.

● To foster problem-solving, critical thinking, and modular programming skills essential for engineering domains.

Introduction to C: Problem Solving, Problem Analysis Chart, Developing an Algorithm, Flowchart and Pseudocode, program structure, Compilation & Execution process, Interactive and Script mode, Comments, Indentation, Error messages, Primitive data types, Constants, Variables, Reserved words, Arithmetic, Relational, Logical, Bitwise, Assignment, Conditional operators, Input/Output Functions, Built-in Functions.

Practical: Create Problem Analysis Charts, Flowcharts and Pseudocode for simple C programs (Minimum three).

Control Structures: if, if-else, nested if, switch-case, while, do-while, for, nested loops, Jump statements.

Practical: Usage of conditional logics in programs. (Minimum three)

Functions: Function Declaration, Definition and Calling, Function Parameters and Return Types, Call by Value and Call by Reference, Recursive Functions, Scope and Lifetime of Variables, Header files and Modular Programming.

Practical: Usage of functions in programs. (Minimum three)

Strings & Pointers: One-dimensional and Multi-dimensional Arrays, Array operations and traversals, String Handling: String declaration, input/output, string library functions, Pointer arithmetic, Pointers and Arrays, Pointers to function, Dynamic memory allocation.

Practical: Programs using pointers, dynamic memory, pointer arithmetic, string manipulations, array operations. (Minimum three)

Structures & Unions: Defining and using structures, Array of structures, Pointers to structures, Unions and their uses, Enumerations.

Practical: Program to use structures and unions

File Operations: Open, read, write, close file operations, Binary vs Text files, File pointers, Error handling in file operations.

Practical: Programs reading/writing data in text and binary files (Minimum three).

Standard Libraries & Header Files: Using standard libraries like stdio.h, stdlib.h, string.h, math.h, Creating and using user-defined header files and libraries.

Practical: Use of standard and user-defined libraries in solving problems. (Minimum three), Project (Minimum Two)

Weightage: Continuous Assessment: 50%, End Semester Examinations: 50%

Assessment Methodology: Quiz (5%), Project (15%), Assignment Programs (25%), Practical (25%), Internal Examinations (30%)

References:

1. Thareja, R. (2021). Programming in C . Oxford University Press.

2. Balagurusamy, E. (2019). Programming in ANSI C. McGraw Hill Education.

3. Kanetkar, Y. (2020). Let us C. BPB Publications.

4. Kalicharan, N. (2022). Learn to program with C: An introduction to programming using the C language. Apress.

5. Forouzan, B. A., & Afyouni, H. (2023). Computer science: A structured programming approach in C. Cengage.

E-resources:

1. Learn-C.org - https://www.learn-c.org/

2. GeeksforGeeks - C Programming - https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/c- programming-language/

3. GNU C Library Documentation - https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/

4. “Introduction to C Programming”, Swayam MOOC Course,

https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/imb25_mg71/