C Language for Beginners

This lecture covers the following :

• Different types of languages

• How to download and install Code Blocks IDE

• How to write a simple C Program and run it

• How to use printf() to print and scanf() to read input from user

This lecture covers the following:

• Constants

• Data types

• What is an Operator

• Arithmetic Operators

• Assignment Operator

• Combined Operators

• Increment and decrement Operator 

• Difference between pre-fix and post-fix notations

This lecture uses the following programs to demonstrate language elements:

• Conversion from Inches to Centimeters and Feet

• Calculation of Area and Circumference of a Circle

• Net amount to be paid

• Display total and average marks

This lecture covers the following:

• How to use if statement

• Relational and logical operators

• How to use multiple if statements

• How to use nested if statements

• How to use switch statement

This lecture uses the following programs to demonstrate control structures:

• Binning products based on price

• Smallest of 4 numbers

• Calculator

• Area calculation for different objects

This lecture covers the following:

• What is a loop

• The while loop

• The do while loop

• The for loop

• How to use break and continue statements

• How to write nested loops

This lecture uses the following programs to demonstrate looping structures:

• How to check whether a number is a Strong number

• How to display common factors of two numbers

• How to check whether a number is a Palindrome

• How to print Prime numbers between 1 and 100

This lecture covers the following:

• What is an Array

• How to declare and use an Array

• Searching an Array

• Sorting an Array

• Double dimension Array

This lecture uses the following programs to demonstrate Arrays:

• Identity Matrix

• Check whether two double dimension arrays are equal

• Insert values that are in order into array

• Sorting double dimension array

This lecture covers the following:

• What is Binary Search

• Binary Search Algorithm

• Time Complexity of Linear Search and Binary Search

• Program to implement Binary Search

This lecture covers the following:

• How to use char datatype 

• Functions related to char datatype

• How to declare and use a string

• String related functions 

This lecture uses the following programs to demonstrate chars and strings:

• Encrypt a string by adding 1 to ASCII code of each char

• Replace source char with target char in a string

• Print string without leading and trailing spaces

• Sort an array of strings

This lecture covers the following:

• How to create user-defined function

• How to pass parameters to function

• How to return value from a function

• How to use Arrays with Functions

This lecture uses the following programs to demonstrate user-defined functions:

• Function to return largest factor of a number other than itself

• Function to return position of a number in an array

• Function to return true if array is in sorted order, otherwise false

• Function to return true if a string has only alphabets, otherwise false

This lecture covers the following:

• What is scope of a variable

• What is visibility of a variable and how it is different from scope

• What is extent of a variable

This lecture demonstrates how to use recursion:

• Function to print the given number in reverse order using recursion

• Function to return factorial of the given number using recursion

• Function to return single digit sum of the number without using recursion

• Function to return single digit sum of the number using recursion

This lecture covers the following:

• Auto storage class

• Static storage class

• Register storage class

• Extern storage class

This lecture covers the following:

• What is a pointer

• How to declare and use pointer with indirection (*) operator

• Pass by value

• How to use pointers to pass parameters by reference

• Similarities between pointer and array

• What is pointer arithmetic and how to use it

This lecture covers the following:

• What is a structure

• How to declare and use a structure

• Creating an array of struct type 

• Operations allowed with structures

• Nested structures

• How to use a pointer to structure 

This lecture covers the following:

• How to open a file using fopen()

• How to write and read characters using fputc() and fgetc() 

• Reading line by line from text file using fgets()

This lecture covers the following:

• What is a Binary file

• How to use fread() and fwrite() to read and write binary files

• Random access using fseek()

This lecture covers the following:

• How to use enumeration 

• Using typedef statement

• What is prototype declaration and its importance

• What is pre-processor and its role 

• How to use #define to define constants and macros 

This lecture covers the following:

• How to use command line arguments using argc and argv

• The union data structure

• Recursion

• Dynamic memory allocation 

This lecture covers the following:

• What is  linked list?

• Advantages of linked list

• How to create linked list?

• Deleting blank lines from a file using linked list - application of linked list

This lecture covers the following:

• How to add, modify, list and search contacts stored in a binary file

• How to create a menu, handle options in the menu

• How to implement random access