SAMS Teach Yourself C in 21 Days (6th Edition)

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As you can guess from the title, this book is set up so that you can teach yourself the C programming language in 21 days. Despite stiff competition from languages such as C++, Java, and C#, C remains the language of choice for people who are just learning programming. For reasons we detail on Day 1, you can’t go wrong in selecting C as your programming language.

We think you’ve made a wise decision selecting this book as your means of learning C. Although there are many books on C, we believe this book presents C in the most logical and easy-to-learn sequence. The fact that the five previous editions have been on bestseller lists indicates that readers agree with us! We designed this book for you to work through the chapters in order on a daily basis. We don’t assume any previous programming experience on your part, although experience with another language, such as BASIC, might help you learn faster. We also make no assumptions about your computer or compiler; this book concentrates on teaching the C language, regardless of whether you’re using a PC, a Mac, or a UNIX system.

As an added bonus, we have included seven extra days in this book. The added bonus days provide you with a primer on object-oriented programming and an introduction to the most popular object-oriented languages, C++, Java and C#. Although these extra chapters won’t teach you everything about these topics, they will get you started.

Content:-

Introduction

Week 1. At a Glance

Day 1. Getting Started with C

Type and Run 1

2. The Components of a C Program

3. Storing Information: Variables and Constants

4. Statements, Expressions, and Operators

Type and Run 2

5. Functions: The Basics

6. Controlling Your Program’s Order of Execution

7. Fundamentals of Reading and Writing Information

Week 1. In Review

Week 2. At a Glance

8. Using Numeric Arrays

9. Understanding Pointers

Type and Run 3

10. Working with Characters and Strings

11. Implementing Structures, Unions, and TypeDefs

12. Understanding Variable Scope

Type and Run 4

13. Advanced Program Control

14. Working with the Screen, Printer, and Keyboard

Week 2 In Review

Week 3 At a Glance

15. Pointers: Beyond the Basics

16. Using Disk Files17 Manipulating Strings
Type and Run 5

18. Getting More from Functions

19. Exploring the C Function Library

Type and Run 6

20. Working with Memory

21. Advanced Compiler Use

Week 3 In Review

Bonus Week at a Glance

Bonus Day 1 Objected-Oriented Programming Languages

Bonus Day 2 The C++ Programming Language

Bonus Day 3 Working with C++ Classes and Objects

Bonus Day 4 The Java Programming Language

Bonus Day 5 Programming Java Applets

Bonus Day 6 Building a Java Applet

Bonus Day 7 The C# Programming Languages

Bonus Week in Review

Appendixes

Index

Author Details

"Bradley L. Jones"

and

"Peter Aitken"

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