About this course
Introduction to Programming and C
Week 1
1. Introduction to Programming Concepts
2. Evolution and Importance of C Programming
3. Setting Up Development Environment (IDEs, Compilers)
4. Writing and Executing Your First C Program
Week 2
1. C Language Basics: Data Types, Variables, Constants
2. Input and Output: printf() and scanf() Functions
3. Basic Arithmetic Operations
4. Comments and Formatting Conventions
Control Structures and Functions
Week 3
1. Decision Making: if, else if, else Statements
2. Logical and Relational Operators
3. Switch Statements
4. Conditional Expressions (Ternary Operator)
Week 4
1. Looping: while, for, do-while Loops
2. Break and Continue Statements
3. Functions: Syntax, Return Types, Parameters
4. Function Calling and Modular Programming
Week 5-6: Arrays and Pointers
Week 5
1. Introduction to Arrays: Declaration, Initialization
2. Working with One-Dimensional Arrays
3. Multidimensional Arrays
4. Strings in C: Character Arrays and String Functions
Week 6
1. Pointers: Basics and Declaration
2. Pointer Arithmetic and Pointers with Arrays
3. Pointer and Function Relationships
4. Dynamic Memory Allocation: malloc(), calloc(),
Advanced Concepts
Week 7
1. Structures and Unions: Defining and Accessing Members
2. File Handling: Opening, Reading, Writing, Closing Files
3. Preprocessor Directives: Macros, Conditional Compilation
4. Error Handling and Debugging Techniques
Week 8
1. Enumerations and Typedef
2. Bitwise Operators and Manipulation
3. Introduction to Recursion
4. Introduction to Makefiles and Compilation Process
Advanced Topics and Final Project
Week 9
1. Advanced Pointers: Pointers to Functions, Pointers to Pointers
2. Function Pointers and Callbacks
3. Introduction to Data Structures: Linked Lists (Singly and Doubly)
4. Introduction to Algorithms: Sorting and Searching
Week 10
1. Introduction to C++ (Brief Overview)
2. Introduction to Threading and Concurrency
3. Final Project: Building a Mini-Application or Game
4. Best Practices in C Programming
