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Learning C

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English
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3 hours 18 minutes
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Self-Paced
Level

Beginner

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Get a quick introduction to the vocabulary and basics of programming in C, the language that inspired C++, Objective-C, and many others.

Syllabus

Introduction

Programming foundations in C

1. Hello World

Understanding the process
Obtaining a compiler and IDE
Compiling a sample program
Reviewing the C language

2. The Basics

Introducing C code
Sending text to output
Challenge: Add a puts() statement
Solution: Add a puts() statement
Adding comments to the code
Exploring the printf() function
Challenge: Add a new line
Solution: Add a new line
Working with escape sequences
Challenge: Use escape sequences
Solution: Use escape sequences
Working with values and placeholders
Introducing variables
Experimenting with variables
Using character I/O
Exploring the scanf() function
Working with strings
Understanding arithmetic in C
Doing math
Making more calculations
Challenge: Math quiz
Solution: Math quiz

3. Flow Control

Making a decision with if
Making multiple decisions
Challenge: Make a decision
Solution: Make a decision
Looping with while
Repeating chunks of code with for
Challenge: Output a series of numbers
Solution: Output a series of numbers
Nested loops
Understanding functions
Adding a function
Passing values to a function
Challenge: Evaluate a number
Solution: Evaluate a number
Returning a value from a function

4. Intermediate Concepts

Manipulating single characters
Using logical operators
Manipulating strings
Challenge: Build a string
Solution: Build a string
Exploring constant expressions
Understanding arrays
Creating multidimensional arrays
Challenge: Add a dimension to an array
Solution: Add a dimension to an array
Understanding structures

5. Advanced Concepts

Exploring variables
Understanding pointers
Using pointers
Challenge: Create a char pointer
Solution: Create a char pointer
Accessing arrays with pointers
Creating pointer functions
Working with pointer arrays
Allocating memory
Challenge: Write a Hello program
Solution: Write a Hello program

Conclusion

Continue exploring C programming

Taught by

Dan Gookin

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