Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days

by Aitken, Peter G.; Jones, Bradley L.; Aitken, Peter; Aitken, Peter G. Teach Yourself C in 21 Days

• ISBN13: 9780672317668
• ISBN10: 0672317664
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days, Fifth Edition presents C programming techniques in a logical and easy-to-follow sequence that helps you understand the principles involved in developing C programs. Learn the basics of writing a program, then move on to arrays, pointers, disk input/output, functions, and more. This book covers the basics of C including variables, constants, conditional statements, loops, pointers, data structures, input/output, and functions. Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days, Fifth Edition, presents C in the most logical and easy-to-learn sequence, and is geared towards programmers learning the C language.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Week 1 At a Glance	5	(160)
Getting Started with C	7	(22)
Type & Run 1	25	(4)
The Components of a C Program	29	(12)
Storing Data: Variables and Constants	41	(18)
Statements, Expressions, and Operators	59	(36)
Type & Run 2	91	(4)
Functions: The Basics	95	(26)
Basic Program Control	121	(24)
Fundamentals of Input and Output	145	(20)
Week 1 In Review	165	(6)
Week 2 At a Glance	171	(200)
Using Numeric Arrays	173	(20)
Understanding Pointers	193	(30)
Type & Run 3	219	(4)
Characters and Strings	223	(24)
Structures	247	(36)
Understanding Variable Scope	283	(22)
Type & Run 4	301	(4)
Advanced Program Control	305	(26)
Working with the Screen, Printer, and Keyboard	331	(40)
Week 2 In Review	371	(8)
Week 3 At a Glance	379	(224)
Pointers: Beyond the Basics	381	(52)
Using Disk Files	433	(40)
Type & Run 5	469	(4)
Manipulating Strings	473	(32)
Getting More from Functions	505	(18)
Exploring the C Function Library	523	(30)
Type & Run 6	549	(4)
Working with Memory	553	(26)
Advanced Compiler Use	579	(24)
Week 3 In Review	603	(8)
Bonus Week At a Glance	611	(136)
Objected-Oriented Programming Languages	613	(18)
The C++ Programming Language	631	(16)
Working with C++ Classes and Objects	647	(24)
Object-Oriented Programming with C++	671	(16)
Java Language Fundamentals	687	(20)
Java Classes and Methods	707	(18)
More Java Techniques	725	(22)
Bonus Week In Review	747	(2)
Appendix
A ASCII Character Chart	749	(6)
B C/C++ Reserved Words	755	(4)
C Working with Binary and Hexadecimal Numbers	759	(4)
D Portability Issues	763	(26)
E Common C Functions	789	(6)
F Answers	795
Index