C Programming Language Fundamentals

Author: Su Chuanfang
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The purpose of this book is to develop a new teaching model for programming courses, enabling students to master the methods of C language programming in a short time. The book adopts an example-driven and practical application-focused teaching model. In the writing process, it selects content tailored to the knowledge, abilities, and learning levels of students in higher vocational colleges, employing a method of carefully chosen content, gradual difficulty progression, and step-by-step explanations. Through numerous examples and practical, engaging training and course projects, the book helps students enhance their interest and motivation to grasp complex concepts. In terms of chapter distribution, the book strives for a well-structured and easily digestible arrangement. To this end, it breaks from convention by introducing the concept of pointers across various chapters, integrating them throughout the book. This approach not only naturally demonstrates the application of pointers in programming but also breaks down the difficulty, facilitating students' understanding of the concept. In the selection of examples, the book follows a progression from simple to complex, combines practical applications, and emphasizes the integration of training and course projects with key knowledge points to improve learners' hands-on skills. The book consists of 10 chapters: Chapters 1, 2, and 3 introduce the basic knowledge and programming structures of C language; Chapters 4 and 5 focus on explaining the concepts of arrays and functions; Chapter 6 analyzes the preprocessor processing and applications of C language; Chapters 7, 8, and 9 introduce structures, unions, bit operations, and file-related content through specific applications; Chapter 10 integrates the knowledge learned to design a practical project. Each chapter of the book includes training and course projects. The content is practical, easy to read, and well-structured, making it suitable as a textbook for C language courses in higher vocational colleges, as well as for training and self-study by readers.