Course Objectives:

• Understand the fundamentals of the C programming language
• Learn how to write, compile, and execute C programs
• Develop problem-solving skills using C
• Gain proficiency in using C for system-level programming

Course Content:

• Introduction to C
  • Overview and history of C language
  • Setting up the development environment
  • Writing your first C program
• Basic Syntax and Data Types
  • Variables, data types, and constants
  • Input and output functions
• Operators and Expressions
  • Arithmetic, relational, logical, and bitwise operators
  • Expressions and evaluation
• Control Flow
  • Conditional statements (if, else, switch)
  • Loops (for, while, do-while)
• Functions
  • Defining and calling functions
  • Scope and lifetime of variables
  • Recursive functions
• Arrays and Strings
  • Declaring and using arrays
  • String handling and manipulation
• Pointers
  • Introduction to pointers
  • Pointer arithmetic and array pointers
  • Pointers to functions
• Structures and Unions
  • Defining and using structures
  • Unions and their applications
• File I/O
  • File input and output operations
  • Reading and writing files
• Advanced Topics
  • Dynamic memory allocation
  • Linked lists
  • Debugging and optimization techniques

Learning Outcomes:

• Write efficient and effective C programs
• Debug and optimize C code
• Understand and implement basic data structures using C
• Apply C programming skills to real-world problems