Problem Solving and Program Design in C

Description

0. Computer Science as a Career Path 1

1. Overview of Computers and Programming 13

2. Overview of C 45

3. Top-Down Design with Functions 107

4. Selection Structures: if and switch Statements 173

5. Repetition and Loop Statements 235

6. Pointers and Modular Programming 315

7. Array Pointers 375

8. Strings 453

9. Recursion 517

10. Structure and Union Types 567

11. Text and Binary File Pointers 623

12. Programming in the Large 659

13. Pointers and Dynamic Data Structures 699

14. Multiprocessing Using Processes and Threads (Online at www.pearsonhighered.com/irc)

15. On to C++ (Online at www.pearsonhighered.com/irc )

Appendices

A More about Pointers A-1

B ANSI C Standard Libraries B-1

C C Operators C-1

D Character Sets D-1

E ANSI C Reserved Words E-1

A highly current text including the newest information and examples of C

• UPDATED! Chapter 0 on careers in computer science as been extensively updated.
• UPDATED! Chapter 1 examples on hardware now reflect the most recent technology. The chapter’s discussion of programming languages has also been brought up-to-date to reflect the most popular languages used today.
• UPDATED! Chapter 6 covers a broader range of testing levels to complete the study of functions that have simple parameters.
• REVISED! The use of pointers is now emphasized throughout the text, involving a total reorganization and renaming of chapters regarding arrays, strings, files, and dynamic data structures.
• All chapters now contain new programming project problems. Beginning with Chapter 5, programs appropriate for team programming are identified as such.

Supplementary information and pedagogical features facilitate learning an advanced language

• “C in Focus” articles have been added to Chapter 5 (“Team Programming”), Chapter 8 (“Defensive Programming”), and Chapter 10 (“Evolving Standards”) to help clarify difficult chapter concepts.  
• REVISED! Tables used for demonstration throughout the text, especially those tracing code execution, have been restructured for easier readability.

Problem-solving techniques are tested to reinforce major chapter concepts

• UPDATED! Chapters 4 and 5 include function examples, including the use of a function as a parameter.
• Appendix C now contains exercises on bitwise operations.