Syllabus (COMPUTER APPLICATION)

Course Type: MAJ-1

Semester: 1

Course Code: BBCAMAJ01C

Course Title: Programming in C

(L-P-Tu): 4-2-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: Course Objectives: Introduce the fundamental concepts and principles of C programming language. Develop students' ability to design, implement, and debug C programs. Familiarize students with essential programming constructs, such as variables, control structures, and functions. Provide a foundation for problem-solving and algorithm development through practical programming exercises.

Learning Outcome: Course Outcomes: Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the basic syntax, data types, and operators in the C programming language. Apply problem-solving strategies to develop algorithms and implement them as C programs. Analyze and debug C programs to identify and rectify errors, ensuring program correctness and efficiency. Develop proficiency in utilizing fundamental programming constructs, such as loops, conditionals, and functions, to solve real-world problems.

Syllabus:

Unit I: Theory Credit: 4 (L 60)

Introduction: Problem Analysis, need for programming languages, overview of C language, Basic Structure, Character sets, Keywords, Identifiers, Constants, Variables, Data types (Data types – primitive and non-primitive). [L 4]

Operators: Arithmetic, Relational, Logical and Assignment; Increment, Decrement and Conditional, Operator Precedence and Associativity; Expressions, Expression evaluation and type conversion, casts, Formatted input and output. [L 4]

Statements: Assignment, Initialization, Decision making, looping and control structure. [L 5]

Array: One-Dimensional Arrays and Initialization, Two-Dimensional Arrays and Initialization, Accessing array elements, Character Arrays and Initialization, Introduction to Multi-Dimensional Arrays. [L 8]

String and String handling function: String declaration, Initialization and accessing, Array of Strings, String functions. [L 6]

Pointers: Declaration and initialization, accessing variables through pointer, Pointer arithmetic, Pointers and arrays, Dynamic Storage Allocation, Problems with Pointers. [L 5]

Functions: General form of a Function, Function Declaration and Definition, Function Arguments (Call by Value and Call by Reference), Arguments to main() (argc and argv), Returning from a Function, Functions Returning Values and their types, Function Returning Pointers, Functions of Type void, Declaring Variable-Length Parameter Lists, Passing pointer to function, Passing One-Dimensional Arrays to Functions, Passing Two-Dimensional Arrays to Functions, Recursion, Library Functions. [L 10]

Derived Data Types (Structures and Unions): Basics of Structures, Accessing Structure Members, Structure Assignments, Array of Structures, Pointers to Structures, Passing Structures to Functions, Nested Structures, Self-Referential Structures, Bit-Fields, Unions, typedef. [L 8]

Memory Allocation in C: Static and Dynamic Memory Allocation, C’s Dynamic Allocation Functions (malloc(), calloc(), free()). [L 6]

File I/O and Pre-processor Directives: Opening and Closing a File, Reading and Writing Text Files, Random Access in Files, Pre-processor Directives, Macros. [L 4]

Unit II: Computer Programming and Numerical Methods Lab (Using C) Credit: 2 (L 60)

• Practical part of Programming in C will be based upon the modules covered in the theory part.
• Numerical problem solutions like Round Off Error, Bisection Method, Newton Raphson Method, Interpolation (Forward, Backward).

Reading References:

1. B. S. Gottfried, Programming in C ( Sahaum Series).
2. Balaguruswami, Programming in ANSI C- E ( TMH ).
3. B. W. Kernighan and D. M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language, PHI.
4. H. Schildt, C Made Easy, Osborne McGraw-Hill.
5. Pradip Dey, Manas Ghosh, Computer Fundamentals and Programming in C, Second Edition, Oxford University Press.
6. Ajay Mittal, Programming in C: A Practical Approach, Pearson Publication.