COP 3223 Introduction to C Programming - Section 1

Fall 2009

Prof. Joseph J. LaViola Jr.

BA 119 MWF 10:30am - 11:20am

Introduction
   -course mechanics
   -history of C
   -strengths/weaknesses of C

C Fundamentals
   -writing a simple program
   -comments
   -variables and assignment

C Fundamentals Cont'd
   -reading input
   -constants and identifiers
   -layout of a C program

Finish C Fundamentals
Formating input and output

Expressions
   - arithemtic operators
   - assignment operators

Expressions Cont'd
   - increment/decrement operators
   - expression statements/evaluation

Finish Expressions Chapter

Selection Statements
   - logical expressions
   - the if statement

Selection Statements cont'd
   - condtional expressions
   - the switch statement

Loops
   - the while statement
   - the do statement
   - the for statement

Loops cont'd
   - exiting from a loop
   - the null statement

Types
   - integer types

Types
   - floating types
   - character types

Types
   - type conversion
   - casting
   - typedef and sizeof

Exam Review

Exam 1

Arrays
   - one dimensional arrays

Arrays cont'd
   - multi-dimensional arrays
   - variable-length arrays

Functions
   - defining and calling functions

Functions cont'd
   - function declarations
   - function arguments

Functions cont'd
   - function arguments

Functions cont'd
   - function termination
   - recursion

Program Organization
   - local/external variables
   - scope

Program Organization'cont'd
   - local/external variables
   - scope

Go over Exam 1

Program Organization cont'd
   - blocks
   - organizing a C program

Pointers
   - pointer variables
   - address and indirection operators

Pointers cont'd
   - pointer assignment

Pointers cont'd
   - pointers as arguments
   - pointers as return values

Exam 2 Review

Exam 2

Strings
   -- string literals
   -- string variables
   -- reading and writing strings

Strings cont'd
   -- accessing chars in strings
   -- C string library

Veteran's Day

Strings cont'd
   -- string idioms
   -- arrays of strings

Structures, Unions, and Enumeration
   -- Structure variables
   -- Structure types

Structures, Unions, and Enumerations cont'd
   -- Nested arrays and structures

Structures, Unions, and Enumerations cont'd
   -- Unions
   -- Enumerations

Advanced Use of Pointers
   -- Dynamic memory allocation
   -- Dynamic allocation of strings and arrays

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Thanksgiving Holday

Advanced Use of Pointers Cont'd
   -- Deallocating storage
   -- Linked Lists

Advanced Use of Pointers Cont'd
   -- Linked Lists

Advanced Use of Pointers Cont'd
   -- Pointers to Pointers
   -- Pointers to Functions

Exam 2 Review