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Beginning C Takes Your Step-by-Step from Novice to C Programmer

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ISBN-10: 1590597354

ISBN-13: 9781590597354

Edition: 4th 2007

Authors: Ivor Horton

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WithBeginning C: From Novice to Professional, Fourth Edition, you'll come to understand the fundamentals of the C language and learn how to program. All you need is this book and any one of the widely available free or commercial C or C++ compilers--and you'll soon be writing real C programs. You'll learn C from the first principles, using step-by-step working examples that you'll create and execute yourself. This book will increase your programming expertise by guiding you through the development of fully working C applications that use what you've learned in a practical context. You'll also be able to strike out on your own by trying the exercises included at the end of each chapter.…    
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List price: $84.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Apress L. P.
Publication date: 10/20/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 614
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English

Ivor Horton is self-employed in consultancy and writes programming tutorials. He worked for IBM for many years and holds a bachelor's degree, with honors, in mathematics. Horton's experience at IBM includes programming in most languages (like assembler and high-level languages on a variety of machines), real-time programming, and designing and implementing real-time closed loop industrial control systems. He has extensive experience teaching programming to engineers and scientists (Fortran, PL/1, APL, etc.). Horton is an expert in mechanical, process, and electronic CAD systems; mechanical CAM systems; and DNC/CNC systems.

About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Programming in C
Creating C Programs
Editing
Compiling
Linking
Executing
Creating Your First Program
Editing Your First Program
Dealing with Errors
Dissecting a Simple Program
Comments
Preprocessing Directives
Defining the main() Function
Keywords
The Body of a Function
Outputting Information
Arguments
Control Characters
Developing Programs in C
Understanding the Problem
Detailed Design
Implementation
Testing
Functions and Modular Programming
Common Mistakes
Points to Remember
Summary
Exercises
First Steps in Programming
Memory in Your Computer
What Is a Variable?
Variables That Store Numbers
Integer Variables
Naming Variables
Using Variables
Initializing Variables
Arithmetic Statements
Variables and Memory
Integer Variable Types
Unsigned Integer Types
Using Integer Types
Specifying Integer Constants
Floating-Point Values
Floating-Point Variables
Division Using Floating-Point Values
Controlling the Number of Decimal Places
Controlling the Output Field Width
More Complicated Expressions
Defining Constants
Knowing Your Limitations
Introducing the size of Operator
Choosing the Correct Type for the Job
Explicit Type Conversion
Automatic Conversion
Rules for Implicit Conversions
Implicit Conversions in Assignment Statements
More Numeric Data Types
The Character Type
Character Input and Character Output
The Wide Character Type
Enumerations
Variables to Store Boolean Values
The Complex Number Types
The op= Form of Assignment
Mathematical Functions
Designing a Program
The Problem
The Analysis
The Solution
Summary
Exercises
Making Decisions
The Decision-Making Process
Arithmetic Comparisons
Expressions Involving Relational Operators
The Basic if Statement
Extending the if Statement: if-else
Using Blocks of Code in if Statements
Nested if Statements
More Relational Operators
Logical Operators
The Conditional Operator
Operator Precedence: Who Goes First?
Multiple-Choice Questions
Using else-if Statements for Multiple Choices
The switch Statement
The goto Statement
Bitwise Operators
The op= Use of Bitwise Operators
Using Bitwise Operators
Designing a Program
The Problem
The Analysis
The Solution
Summary
Exercises
Loops
How Loops Work
Introducing the Increment and Decrement Operators
The for Loop
General Syntax of the for Loop
More on the Increment and Decrement Operators
The Increment Operator
The Prefix and Postfix Forms of the Increment Operator
The Decrement Operator
The for Loop Revisited
Modifying the for Loop Variable
A for Loop with No Parameters
The break Statement in a Loop
Limiting Input Using a for Loop
Generating Pseudo-Random Integers
More for Loop Control Options
Floating-Point Loop Control Variables
The while Loop
Nested Loops
Nested Loops and the goto Statement
The do-while Loop
The continue Statement
Designing a Program
The Problem
The Analysis
The Solution
Summary
Exercises
Arrays
An Introduction to Arrays
Programming Without Arrays
What Is an Array?
Using Arrays
A Reminder About Memory
Arrays and Addresses
Initializing an Array
Finding the Size of an Array
Multidimensional Arrays
Initializing Multidimensional Arrays
Designing a Program
The Problem
The Analysis
The Solution
Summary
Exercises
Applications with Strings and Text
What Is a String?
String- and Text-Handling Methods
Operations with Strings
Appending a String
Arrays of Strings
String Library Functions
Copying Strings Using a Library Function
Determining String Length Using a Library Function
Joining Strings Using a Library Function
Comparing Strings
Searching a String
Analyzing and Transforming Strings
Converting Characters
Converting Strings to Numerical Values
Working with Wide Character Strings
Operations on Wide Character Strings
Testing and Converting Wide Characters
Designing a Program
The Problem
The Analysis
The Solution
Summary
Exercises
Pointers
A First Look at Pointers
Declaring Pointers
Accessing a Value Through a Pointer
Using Pointers
Pointers to Constants
Constant Pointers
Naming Pointers
Arrays and Pointers
Multidimensional Arrays
Multidimensional Arrays and Pointers
Accessing Array Elements
Using Memory As You Go
Dynamic Memory Allocation: The malloc() Function
Memory Allocation with the calloc() Function
Releasing Dynamically Allocated Memory
Reallocating Memory
Handling Strings Using Pointers
String Input with More Control
Using Arrays of Pointers
Designing a Program
The Problem
The Analysis
The Solution
Summary
Exercises
Structuring Your Programs
Program Structure
Variable Scope and Lifetime
Variable Scope and Functions
Functions
Defining a Function
The return Statement
The Pass-By-Value Mechanism
Function Declarations
Pointers As Arguments and Return Values
const Parameters
Returning Pointer Values from a Function
Incrementing Pointers in a Function
Summary
Exercises
More on Functions
Pointers to Functions
Declaring a Pointer to a Function
Calling a Function Through a Function Pointer
Arrays of Pointers to Functions
Pointers to Functions As Arguments
Variables in Functions
Static Variables: Keeping Track Within a Function
Sharing Variables Between Functions
Functions That Call Themselves: Recursion
Functions with a Variable Number of Arguments
Copying a va_list
Basic Rules for Variable-Length Argument Lists
The main() Function
Ending a Program
Libraries of Functions: Header Files
Enhancing Performance
Declaring Functions inline
Using the restrict Keyword
Designing a Program
The Problem
The Analysis
The Solution
Summary
Exercises
Essential Input and Output Operations
Input and Output Streams
Standard Streams
Input from the Keyboard
Formatted Keyboard Input
Input Format Control Strings
Characters in the Input Format String
Variations on Floating-Point Input
Reading Hexadecimal and Octal Values
Reading Characters Using scanf()
Pitfalls with scanf()
String Input from the Keyboard
Unformatted Input from the Keyboard
Output to the Screen
Formatted Output to the Screen Using printf()
Escape Sequences
Integer Output
Outputting Floating-Point Values
Character Output
Other Output Functions
Unformatted Output to the Screen
Formatted Output to an Array
Formatted Input from an Array
Sending Output to the Printer
Summary
Exercises
Structuring Data
Data Structures: Using struct
Defining Structure Types and Structure Variables
Accessing Structure Members
Unnamed Structures
Arrays of Structures
Structures in Expressions
Pointers to Structures
Dynamic Memory Allocation for Structures
More on Structure Members
Structures As Members of a Structure
Declaring a Structure Within a Structure
Pointers to Structures As Structure Members
Doubly Linked Lists
Bit-Fields in a Structure
Structures and Functions
Structures As Arguments to Functions
Pointers to Structures As Function Arguments
A Structure As a Function Return Value
An Exercise in Program Modification
Binary Trees
Sharing Memory
Unions
Pointers to Unions
Initializing Unions
Structures As Union Members
Defining Your Own Data Types
Structures and the typedef Facility
Simplifying Code Using typedef
Designing a Program
The Problem
The Analysis
The Solution
Summary
Exercises
Working with Files
The Concept of a File
Positions in a File
File Streams
Accessing Files
Opening a File
Renaming a File
Closing a File
Deleting a File
Writing to a Text File
Reading from a Text File
Writing Strings to a Text File
Reading Strings from a Text File
Formatted File Input and Output
Formatted Output to a File
Formatted Input from a File
Dealing with Errors
Further Text File Operation Modes
Binary File Input and Output
Specifying Binary Mode
Writing a Binary File
Reading a Binary File
Moving Around in a File
File Positioning Operations
Finding Out Where You Are
Setting a Position in a File
Using Temporary Work Files
Creating a Temporary Work File
Creating a Unique File Name
Updating Binary Files
Changing the File Contents
Reading a Record from the Keyboard
Writing a Record to a File
Reading a Record from a File
Writing a File
Listing the File Contents
Updating the Existing File Contents
File Open Modes Summary
Designing a Program
The Problem
The Analysis
The Solution
Summary
Exercises
Supporting Facilities
Preprocessing
Including Header Files in Your Programs
External Variables and Functions
Substitutions in Your Program Source Code
Macro Substitutions
Macros That Look Like Functions
Preprocessor Directives on Multiple Lines
Strings As Macro Arguments
Joining Two Results of a Macro Expansion
Logical Preprocessor Directives
Conditional Compilation
Directives Testing for Specific Values
Multiple-Choice Selections
Standard Preprocessing Macros
Debugging Methods
Integrated Debuggers
The Preprocessor in Debugging
Using the assert() Macro
Additional Library Functions
The Date and Time Function Library
Getting the Date
Summary
Exercises
Computer Arithmetic
Binary Numbers
Hexadecimal Numbers
Negative Binary Numbers
Big-Endian and Little-Endian Systems
Floating-Point Numbers
ASCII Character Code Definitions
Reserved Words in C
Input and Output Format Specifications
Output Format Specifications
Input Format Specifications
Index
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