Engineering Problem Solving with C

by Etter, Delores M.; Ingber, Jeanine A.

• ISBN13: 9780130109309
• ISBN10: 0130109304
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780130616074, 9780131429710
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL
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Summary

For a one-semester, freshman through senior-level course in Engineering Computing, C Programming for Engineers or Engineering Problem Solving. This is the first C-for-scientists-and- engineers text by best-selling FORTRAN author and renowned teacher Delores Etter and co-author Jeanine Ingber, experienced computer science and engineering educator. This highly accessible book features the widest variety of real-world applications of usable C codeto solve problems in electrical, computer, mechanical, civil, and environmental engineering, as well as the computer sciences.

Author Biography

Delores M. Etter was formerly a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado, a faculty member at the University of New Mexico and a visiting Professor at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Engineering Problem Solving	3	(39)
Grand Challenge: Weather Prediction
Engineering in the Twenty-First Century	4	(9)
Recent Engineering Achievements	4	(5)
Grand Challenges for the Future	9	(2)
Changing Engineering Environment	11	(2)
Computing Systems: Hardware and Software	13	(9)
Computer Hardware	13	(2)
Computer Software	15	(1)
Operating Systems	16	(1)
Software Tools	16	(1)
Computer Languages	17	(2)
Executing a Computer Program	19	(2)
Software Life Cycle	21	(1)
An Engineering Problem-Solving Methodology	22	(3)
Data Collection for Weather Prediction	25	(14)
Summary, Key Terms, Problems, Suggested Reading	29	(10)
Simple C Programs	39	(58)
Grand Challenge: Vehicle Performance
Program Structure	40	(3)
Constants and Variables	43	(7)
Scientific Notation	45	(1)
Numeric Data Types	46	(2)
Character Data	48	(1)
Symbolic Constants	49	(1)
Assignment Statements	50	(10)
Arithmetic Operators	52	(2)
Priority of Operators	54	(2)
Overflow and Underflow	56	(1)
Increment and Decrement Operators	57	(1)
Abbreviated Assignment Operators	58	(2)
Standard Input and Output	60	(6)
printf Function	60	(4)
scanf Function	64	(2)
Numerical Technique: Linear Interpolation	66	(4)
Problem Solving Applied: Wind-Tunnel Data Analysis	70	(4)
Mathematical Functions	74	(6)
Elementary Math Functions	75	(1)
Trigonometric Functions	76	(2)
Hyperbolic Functions*	78	(2)
Character Functions	80	(3)
Character I/O	80	(1)
Character Comparisons	81	(2)
Problem Solving Applied: Velocity Computation	83	(3)
System Limitations	86	(11)
Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	88	(9)
Control Structures and Data Files	97	(64)
Grand Challenge: Global Change
Algorithm Development	98	(7)
Top-Down Design	98	(1)
Decomposition Outline	98	(1)
Refinement with Pseudocode and Flowcharts	98	(2)
Structured Programming	100	(1)
Sequence	100	(1)
Selection	100	(2)
Repetition	102	(1)
Evaluation of Alternative Solutions	103	(1)
Error Conditions	103	(1)
Generation of Test Data	104	(1)
Conditional Expressions	105	(3)
Relational Operators	105	(1)
Logical Operators	106	(1)
Precedence and Associativity	107	(1)
Selection Statements	108	(7)
Simple if Statement	108	(1)
if/else Statement	109	(4)
switch Statement	113	(2)
Loop Structures	115	(7)
while Loop	116	(1)
do/while Loop	117	(1)
for Loop	118	(3)
break and continue Statements	121	(1)
Problem Solving Applied: Weather Balloons	122	(6)
Data Files	128	(11)
I/O Statements	128	(2)
Reading Data Files	130	(1)
Specified Number of Records	131	(2)
Trailer or Sentinel Signals	133	(2)
End of File	135	(2)
Generating a Data File	137	(2)
Numerical Technique: Linear Modeling*	139	(4)
Problem Solving Applied: Ozone Measurements*	143	(18)
Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	148	(13)
Modular Programming with Functions	161	(64)
Grand Challenge: Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery
Modularity	162	(3)
Programmer-Defined Functions	165	(11)
Function Definition	165	(5)
Function Prototype	170	(1)
Parameter List	171	(3)
Storage Class and Scope	174	(2)
Random Numbers	176	(6)
Integer Sequences	177	(4)
Floating-Point Sequences	181	(1)
Problem Solving Applied: Instrumentation Reliability	182	(7)
Numerical Technique: Roots of Polynomials*	189	(4)
Polynomial Roots	189	(2)
Incremental Search Technique	191	(2)
Problem Solving Applied: System Stability*	193	(10)
Newton--Raphson Method	199	(4)
Numerical Technique: Integration*	203	(3)
Integration Using the Trapezoidal Rule	203	(3)
Macros*	206	(4)
Recursion*	210	(15)
Factorial Computation	211	(2)
Fibonacci Sequence	213	(1)
Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	214	(11)
Arrays and Matrices	225	(78)
Grand Challenge: Speech Recognition
One-Dimensional Arrays	226	(8)
Definition and Initialization	227	(2)
Computations and Output	229	(3)
Function Arguments	232	(2)
Statistical Measurements	234	(5)
Simple Analysis	234	(1)
Maximum and Minimum	235	(1)
Average	235	(1)
Median	236	(1)
Variance and Standard Deviation	237	(2)
Custom Header File	239	(1)
Problem Solving Applied: Speech Signal Analysis	239	(6)
Sorting Algorithms	245	(3)
Search Algorithms	248	(2)
Unordered List	248	(1)
Ordered List	248	(2)
Character Strings	250	(4)
String Definition and I/O	250	(1)
String Functions	251	(3)
Problem Solving Applied: Palindromes	254	(3)
Two-Dimensional Arrays	257	(9)
Definition and Initialization	258	(2)
Computations and Output	260	(3)
Function Arguments	263	(3)
Problem Solving Applied: Terrain Navigation	266	(4)
Matrices and Vectors*	270	(5)
Dot Product	270	(1)
Determinant	271	(1)
Transpose	272	(1)
Matrix Addition and Subtraction	273	(1)
Matrix Multiplication	273	(2)
Numerical Technique: Solution to Simultaneous Equations*	275	(8)
Graphical Interpretation	276	(4)
Gauss Elimination	280	(3)
Problem Solving Applied: Electrical Circuit Analysis*	283	(5)
Higher Dimensional Arrays*	288	(15)
Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	290	(13)
An Introduction to Pointers	303	(42)
Grand Challenge: Oil and Gas Exploration
Addresses and Pointers	304	(9)
Address Operator	304	(2)
Pointer Assignment	306	(4)
Address Arithmetic	310	(3)
Pointers to Array Elements	313	(7)
One-Dimensional Arrays	313	(3)
Character Strings	316	(1)
Two-Dimensional Arrays	317	(3)
Pointers in Function References	320	(3)
Problem Solving Applied: Seismic Event Detection	323	(7)
Dynamic Memory Allocation*	330	(4)
A Quicksort Algorithm *	334	(11)
Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	337	(8)
Introduction to Structures	345	(34)
Grand Challenge: Image Processing
Structures	346	(6)
Definition and Initialization	346	(2)
Input and Output	348	(2)
Computation and Function Arguments	350	(2)
Functions That Return Structure Types	352	(3)
Dynamic Data Structures: Linked List	355	(8)
Arrays of Structures	363	(1)
Problem Solving Applied: Image Processing	364	(15)
Summary, Key Terms, C Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Problems	371	(8)
An Introduction to C++	379	(38)
Grand Challenge: Simulation: Design of Advanced Composite Materials
Object-Oriented Programming	380	(1)
C++ Program Structure	381	(1)
Standard Input and Output	381	(4)
The cout Object	382	(1)
Stream Functions	382	(2)
The cin Object	384	(1)
Problem Solving Applied: Areas and Volumes	385	(2)
File Input and Output	387	(2)
Problem Solving Applied: Data Filters	389	(2)
Classes	391	(8)
Defining a Class Data Type	392	(3)
Separate Compilation	395	(1)
Constructor Functions	395	(3)
Operators	398	(1)
Problem Solving Applied: Simulation	399	(7)
Overloading Operators *	406	(1)
Problem Solving Applied: Complex Number Class	407	(10)
Summary, Key Terms, C++ Statement Summary Style Notes, Debugging Notes, Test Questions, Problems	410	(7)
Appendices	417	(22)
A ANSI C Standard Library	417	(13)
<assert.h>	417	(1)
<ctype.h>	417	(2)
<errno.h>	419	(1)
<float.h>	419	(1)
<limits.h>	420	(1)
<locale.h>	420	(1)
<math.h>	421	(1)
<setjmp.h>	422	(1)
<signal.h>	422	(1)
<stdarg.h>	422	(1)
<stddef.h>	422	(1)
<stdio.h>	422	(3)
<stdlib.h>	425	(1)
<string.h>	426	(2)
<time.h>	428	(2)
B ASCII Character Codes	430	(4)
C Using Matlab to Plot Data From ASCII Files	434	(4)
D References	438	(1)
Complete Solutions to Practice! Problems	439	(13)
Selected Solutions to Modify! Problems	452	(4)
Selected Solutions to End-of-Chapter Problems	456	(6)
Glossary	462	(11)
Index	473