Engineering Problem Solving With ANSI C: Fundamental Concepts/Book and Disk

by Delores M. Etter; D. M. Etter

ISBN13:

9780130616074

ISBN10:

0130616079

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/1995

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

Upgraded Edition: Click here!

Other versions by this Author

List Price: ~~$57.00~~

More New and Used
from Private Sellers

Starting at $0.01

Rent Textbook

We're Sorry
Sold Out

Used Textbook

We're Sorry
Sold Out

eTextbook

We're Sorry
Not Available

New Textbook

We're Sorry
Sold Out

Summary

Focusing on five major engineering/scientific applications as examples, this volume presents a design process for solving engineering problems, and then develops corresponding solutions using ANSI C. An accompanying diskette contains all the example problems and data files used in the book.

An Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving

(17)

Grand Challenge: Weather Prediction

Grand Challenges

(2)

Computing Systems

(9)

Computer Hardware

(1)

Computer Software

(8)

An Engineering Problem-Solving Methodology

(5)

Summary, Key Terms

(2)

Simple C Programs

(38)

Grand Challenge: Vehicle Performance

Program Structure

(3)

Constants and Variables

(5)

Scientific Notation

(1)

Numeric Data Types

(2)

Symbolic Constants

(1)

Assignment Statements

(10)

Arithmetic Operators

(2)

Priority of Operators

(2)

Overflow and Underflow

(1)

Increment and Decrement Operators

(1)

Abbreviated Assignment Operators

(2)

Standard Input and Output

(5)

printf Function

(4)

scanf Function

(1)

Mathematical Functions

(4)

Elementary Math Functions

(1)

Trigonometric Functions

(2)

Problem Solving Applied: Velocity Computation

(9)

Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems

(6)

Control Structures and Data Files

(42)

Grand Challenge: Global Change

Algorithm Development

(4)

Top-Down Design

(1)

Structured Programming

(3)

Conditional Expressions

(3)

Relational Operators

(1)

Logical Operators

(1)

Precedence and Associativity

(1)

Selection Statements

(5)

Simple if Statement

(1)

if/else Statement

(3)

Loop Structures

(7)

while Loop

(1)

do/while Loop

(1)

for Loop

(3)

break and continue Statements

(1)

Problem Solving Applied: Weather Balloons

(5)

Data Files

(16)

I/O Statements

(2)

Reading Data Files

(6)

Generating a Data File

(2)

Summary Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems

(6)

Modular Programming with Functions

100

(18)

Grand Challenge: Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery

Modularity

102

(1)

Programmer-Defined Functions

103

(15)

Function Definition

104

(5)

Function Prototype

109

(1)

Parameter List

110

(2)

Storage Class and Scope

112

(1)

Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems

113

(5)

One-Dimensional Arrays

118

(16)

Grand Challenge: Speech Recognition

Array Definitions and Computations

120

(5)

Definition and Initialization

120

(2)

Computations and I/O

122

(3)

Arrays as Function Arguments

125

(9)

Call-by-Address References

127

(1)

Statistical Measurements

127

(2)

Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems

129

(5)

Character Data

134

(17)

Grand Challenge: Mapping the Human Genome

Character Information

136

(1)

Character Initialization and Computations

137

(8)

Character I/O

138

(4)

Arrays of Characters

142

(2)

Character Comparisons

144

(1)

Character Functions

145

(6)

Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems

147

(4)

Appendix A ASCII Character Codes

151

(4)

Complete Solutions to Practice! Problems

155

(5)

Index

160

Engineering Problem Solving With ANSI C: Fundamental Concepts/Book and Disk

9780130616074

Rent Textbook

Used Textbook

eTextbook

New Textbook

Related Products

Summary

Table of Contents