21 Days to Master C Programming

Author: Jones
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This book is translated from the 6th edition of Teach Yourself C in 21 Days. The first five editions of this book have been on the bestseller list and are classic works for beginners learning the C language. This edition introduces C programming knowledge in a step-by-step manner according to the new standard (ISO/IEC: 9899-1999), providing rich examples and numerous exercises. By learning through examples and applying the knowledge to complete exercises, readers will gradually understand, familiarize themselves with, and master the C language. The book includes four weeks of courses. The first three weeks provide a detailed introduction to the C language, while the fourth week is an additional course that briefly introduces the popular object-oriented languages—C++, Java, and C#. The content of the additional course is provided in PDF format on the CD-ROM.
Week 1 introduces the basic elements of C programming, including variables, constants, statements, expressions, functions, and loops. Week 2 covers arrays, pointers, characters and strings, structures and unions, variable scope, input/output, etc. Week 3 explores advanced topics related to pointers and functions, disk file I/O, string manipulation functions, function libraries, memory management, and advanced compiler usage.