Book Description

The C programming language is heavily used in the scientific as well as high performance computing community, and also happens to be the same language that many operating systems are written in. Thus it is important for scientists and software engineers to have a clear understanding of the language to assist them in their computing needs. This book is provided for the beginning programmer who has an interest in learning the effective use of the C language. If you have never programmed before you can also use this document to learn the basic concepts of programming. This book was developed specifically for freshmen students taking up their first course in programming, but people who are interested in learning C are also welcome to study it. Its aim is to supplement classroom lectures by focusing on C programming. Topics are arranged based on the order of class discussion. Aside from changes in programming language and presentation, additional sections have been included. Additional C programs are listed at the end of the book. Only a subset of the ANSI C language is tackled here. Specifically, it is assumed that the student will be working under the Linux environment and programming using GNU C (which supports ANSI C)or the Borland Turbo C/C++ compiler under the Windows environment. Coding standards to be followed, as well as some mini projects using C are also included. Hope you learn a lot from the book , and may the knowledge that you have gained be used for the common good of all people.