C Programming Case Study Tutorial (with Disc)

Author: Lu Fengshuang
Publisher: Beijing Kehai Electronic Publishing House
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
Features: C language is one of the most popular programming languages in the field of computer software development. It is known for its powerful functions, high efficiency, simplicity, flexibility, and portability, and is widely valued in the software development field. This book systematically and comprehensively introduces the methods of C language programming, divided into 11 chapters. The content includes various data types of C language (basic and structured), operators and expressions, various statements, functions, compilation preprocessing, and file operations. The book is comprehensive in content and well-structured. Through examples, it elaborates on the key points of C language syntax, making it an invaluable textbook for learning C language. It is suitable for beginners learning C language as well as for software developers with some experience to refer to.
Chapter 1: Overview of C Language. Starting with an introduction to the development history and characteristics of C language, and combining examples to give readers a general understanding of C language, enabling them to grasp the overall picture. It also briefly introduces the development process of C language programs, as well as the character set and lexical conventions of C language.
Chapter 2: Basic Data Types. Introduces the fundamental knowledge of constants, simple variables, and basic data types in the C programming language, as well as two commonly used standard input and output functions.
Chapter 3: Operators and Expressions. Introduces expressions, the basic components of C language statements, and the operators used to construct expressions. While explaining the operators, it also covers their precedence and associativity.
Chapter 4: Statements and Control Flow. Introduces various types of statements that make up C language programs, including simple statements, selection statements, loop statements, and transfer statements.
Chapter 5: Functions. Introduces the content that reflects the structured design philosophy of C language—functions. It primarily covers function definition, declaration, function calls, nested function calls, and recursion.
Chapter 6: Variable Scope and Storage Classes. Mainly introduces the scope of variables—local variables and global variables—as well as the four storage classes of variables—automatic, static, register, and external storage classes—allowing readers to better utilize variables.
Chapter 7: Arrays. Introduces one of the important structured data types in C language—arrays, and specifically highlights character arrays as a special case of arrays.
Chapter 8: Pointers. Thoroughly explains the key and challenging aspects of C language—pointers.
Chapter 9: Structures, Unions, and Other Types. Introduces the two other structured types in C language—structures and unions—as well as enumeration and bit-field types. It also covers using typedef to define aliases for existing types.
Chapter 10: Compilation Preprocessing. Introduces a distinctive feature of C language—compilation preprocessing, primarily covering its three main functions: macro definition, file inclusion, and conditional compilation.
Chapter 11: Files. Mainly introduces the standard input and output library functions related to file operations.
This book covers the main language points of C language and provides a systematic and comprehensive introduction to C. To help readers truly master C language, we strive to explain each language point in a clear and easy-to-understand manner, particularly detailing common pitfalls and providing numerous examples to ensure readers can apply the concepts effectively. The example programs in this book have all been tested and run correctly on computers. Although these examples may not fully suit your application needs, they are sufficient for learning the language and mastering its key points. We hope readers can learn by example and develop their own applications.