Study Guide for C Programming: A Modern Approach

by Bermudez, Manuel E.

• ISBN13: 9780393969467
• ISBN10: 0393969460
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

This introduction to the C programming language is based on the C ANSI dialect and is usable with all ANSI-compatible compilers and all operating systems. The three main parts of the text are: basic grounding in C; advanced topics and program writing; and a reference apparatus.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
How to Use This Study Guide	xi
Acknowledgments	xi
Introducing C	1	(6)
Chapter Summary	1	(1)
C and Other Languages	1	(3)
C and Pascal	1	(1)
C and Fortran	2	(2)
C and BASIC	4	(1)
Exercises	4	(3)
C Fundamentals	7	(8)
Chapter Summary	7	(2)
Solved Exercises	9	(3)
Solved Exercise 1: Calculating Net Pay	9	(3)
Programming Exercises	12	(3)
Formatted Input/Output	15	(8)
Chapter Summary	15	(1)
The printf function	15	(1)
The scanf function	15	(1)
Solved Exercises	16	(4)
Solved Exercise 1: Calculating Travel Time	16	(4)
Programming Exercises	20	(3)
Expressions	23	(6)
Chapter Summary	23	(2)
Questions and Answers	25	(1)
Programming Exercises	26	(3)
Selection Statements	29	(12)
Chapter Summary	29	(2)
Logical Expressions	29	(1)
The if Statement	29	(2)
The switch Statement	31	(1)
Solved Exercises	31	(6)
Solved Exercise 1: A Grading Program	31	(6)
Programming Exercises	37	(4)
Loops	41	(14)
Chapter Summary	41	(2)
The while Statement	41	(1)
The do Statement	41	(1)
The for Statement	42	(1)
Exiting from a Loop	42	(1)
The Null Statement	43	(1)
Solved Exercises	43	(8)
Solved Exercise 1: Loan Amortization	43	(3)
Solved Exercise 2: The Chess Knight's Moves	46	(5)
Programming Exercises	51	(4)
Basic Types	55	(12)
Chapter Summary	55	(3)
Integer Types	55	(1)
Floating Types	55	(1)
Character Types	56	(1)
The sizeof Operator	56	(1)
Type Conversion	57	(1)
Type Definitions	57	(1)
Solved Exercises	58	(5)
Solved Exercise 1: A Word Analysis and Counting Program	58	(5)
Programming Exercises	63	(4)
Arrays	67	(14)
Chapter Summary	67	(2)
One-Dimensional Arrays	67	(1)
Multidimensional Arrays	68	(1)
Solved Exercises	69	(6)
Solved Exercise 1: Very Large Numbers	69	(4)
Solved Exercise 2: Sorting	73	(2)
Programming Exercises	75	(6)
Functions	81	(14)
Chapter Summary	81	(4)
Defining and Calling Functions	81	(2)
Function Declarations	83	(1)
Arguments	83	(1)
The return Statement	84	(1)
Program Termination	84	(1)
Recursive Functions	84	(1)
Solved Exercises	85	(6)
Solved Exercise 1: Plotting the Sine Function	85	(4)
Solved Exercise 2: Recursive Sorting	89	(2)
Programming Exercises	91	(4)
Program Organization	95	(8)
Chapter Summary	95	(1)
Local Variables	95	(1)
External Variables	95	(1)
Blocks and Scope	95	(1)
Organizing a C Program	95	(1)
Solved Exercises	96	(2)
Solved Exercise 1: Sets of Numbers	96	(2)
Programming Exercises	98	(5)
Pointers	103	(8)
Chapter Summary	103	(2)
Solved Exercises	105	(2)
Solved Exercise 1: Complex Numbers	105	(2)
Programming Exercises	107	(4)
Pointers and Arrays	111	(8)
Chapter Summary	111	(2)
Solved Exercises	113	(4)
Solved Exercise 1: Matrix Multiplication	113	(4)
Programming Exercises	117	(2)
Strings	119	(8)
Chapter Summary	119	(2)
String Basics	119	(1)
String Operations	120	(1)
Arrays of Strings	120	(1)
Solved Exercises	121	(3)
Solved Exercise 1: Indenting a C Program	121	(3)
Programming Exercises	124	(3)
The Preprocessor	127	(10)
Chapter Summary	127	(3)
Macro Definition	127	(2)
Conditional Compilation	129	(1)
Solved Exercises	130	(4)
Solved Exercise 1: Macros versus Functions	130	(2)
Solved Exercise 2: Stacks of Different Types	132	(2)
Programming Exercises	134	(3)
Writing Large Programs	137	(14)
Chapter Summary	137	(3)
Header Files	137	(2)
Building a Multiple-File Program	139	(1)
Solved Exercises	140	(6)
Solved Exercise 1: Sets of Numbers	140	(6)
Programming Exercises	146	(5)
Structures, Unions, and Enumerations	151	(14)
Chapter Summary	151	(4)
Structures	151	(2)
Unions and Enumerations	153	(2)
Solved Exercises	155	(6)
Solved Exercise 1: A Bank Simulation	155	(6)
Programming Exercises	161	(4)
Advanced Uses of Pointers	165	(14)
Chapter Summary	165	(4)
Dynamic Storage	165	(2)
Linked Lists	167	(1)
Pointers to Functions	168	(1)
Solved Exercises	169	(7)
Solved Exercise 1: Sets (Revisited)	169	(5)
Solved Exercise 2: Numeric Integration	174	(2)
Programming Exercises	176	(3)
Declarations	179	(6)
Chapter Summary	179	(2)
Storage Classes and Type Qualifiers	179	(1)
Declarators and Initializers	180	(1)
Solved Exercises	181	(2)
Solved Exercise 1: Arrays of Pointers to Functions	181	(2)
Programming Exercises	183	(2)
Program Design	185	(12)
Chapter Summary	185	(5)
Modules, Information Hiding, and Abstract Data Types	185	(2)
C++	187	(3)
Solved Exercises	190	(4)
Solved Exercise 1: A Stack Program in C and in C++	190	(1)
Solved Exercise 2: The ADT Car	191	(3)
Programming Exercises	194	(3)
Low-Level Programming	197	(8)
Chapter Summary	197	(1)
Bitwise Operators	197	(1)
Bit-Fields in Structures	197	(1)
Solved Exercises	198	(4)
Solved Exercise 1: Hamming Codes	198	(4)
Programming Exercises	202	(3)
The Standard Library	205	(4)
Chapter Summary	205	(1)
Solved Exercises	206	(1)
Solved Exercise 1: Holes in a Structure	206	(1)
Programming Exercises	206	(3)
Input/Output	209	(10)
Chapter Summary	209	(3)
Streams	209	(1)
Formatted I/O	210	(1)
Character, Line, Block, and String I/O	211	(1)
Solved Exercises	212	(5)
Solved Exercise 1: A Bank Simulation (Revisited)	212	(2)
Solved Exercise 2: A Parts Database Program	214	(3)
Programming Exercises	217	(2)
Library Support for Numbers and Character Data	219	(6)
Chapter Summary	219	(2)
Solved Exercises	221	(2)
Solved Exercise 1: A Text Formatter (Revisited)	221	(1)
Solved Exercise 2: A Tokenizer Program	222	(1)
Programming Exercises	223	(2)
Error Handling	225	(8)
Chapter Summary	225	(1)
Solved Exercises	226	(5)
Solved Exercise 1: Efficient String Search	226	(4)
Solved Exercise 2: An Interruptible File Printer	230	(1)
Programming Exercises	231	(2)
International Features	233	(4)
Chapter Summary	233	(2)
Solved Exercises	235	(1)
Solved Exercise 1: Printing Locale Information	235	(1)
Programming Exercises	236	(1)
Miscellaneous Library Functions	237
Chapter Summary	237
Variable Argument Lists	237
General Utilities	237
The <time.h> header	238
Solved Exercises	239
Solved Exercise 1: Sorting Random Numbers	239
Programming Exercises	242