Ebook: C, from theory to practice

Cover ; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; About the Authors ; Chapter 1: Introduction to C ; History of C ; The ANSI Standard ; Advantages of C ; Disadvantages of C ; C Program Life Cycle ; Writing a C Program ; Our First C Program ; The #include Directive ; The main() Function ; Comments ; Compilation ; Common Errors ; Linking ; Run the Program ; Chapter 2: Data Types, Variables, and Data Output ; Variables ; Naming Variables ; Declaring Variables ; Assignment of Values and Constants ; Arithmetic Conversions ; Type Qualifiers.;"This easy-to-use, classroom-tested textbook covers the C programming language for computer science and IT students. Designed for a compulsory fundamental course, it presents the theory and principles of C. More than 500 exercises and examples of progressive difficulty aid students in understanding all the aspects and peculiarities of the C language. The exercises test students on various levels of programming and the examples enhance their concrete understanding of programming know-how. Instructor's manual and PowerPoint slides are available upon qualifying course adoption"--Provided by publisher.