Course detail
The C Programming Language
FIT-IJC Acad. year: 2019/2020 Summer semester
The C programming language as defined by ISO standard. The definition of C language, pointers, modularity, C standard library. Debugging and testing of programs. Basic overview of C++, using the C++ standard library.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
5
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Basic knowledge of C programming language, including pointers, address arithmetic, and dynamic memory allocation/deallocation. Modular programming in C.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
2 assignments (30% of points)
Aims
The goal is to introduce students to ISO C programming language and programming techniques in C.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Within this course, attendance on the lectures is not monitored. The knowledge of students is examined by 2 assignments and by the final exam.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-MAI-P: Mathematical Engineering, Bachelor's, elective
Programme IT-BC-3: Information Technology, Bachelor's
branch BIT: Information Technology, elective
Programme BIT: Information Technology, Bachelor's
specialization BITP: Information Technology, elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
39 hours, optionally
Syllabus
- Introduction. Overview of C language (K&R, ANSI C, ISO C90, ISO C99, ISO C11, ISO C18). Basic language constructs, examples of C programs.
- Definition of C language: lexical elements, declaration syntax, basic types, variables.
- Array, address space, address, pointer. Pointers and arrays, address arithmetic. Alignment, little/big endian. Dynamic memory allocation.
- C-strings, multi-dimensional arrays, structures, unions.
- Enumerations. Expressions, operators, typecasting, operator precedence. Statements.
- Functions, argument passing. Pointers to functions. Command line arguments. The C preprocessor: macros, conditional compilation.
- Program structure, compilation units. Linking. The program "make".
- The C standard library. Debugging support, character classification, internationalization. Input/output, files.
- The examples of standard library use. String and memory management. Time functions. Math library.
- Creation of shared libraries. Linking of code written in various languages.
- C++ basics, typical differences of C and C++. New operators of C++, overloading, namespaces.
- Input/output in C++, streams. Basic use of C++ standard library (containers, iterators, algorithms, strings). Simple examples.
- Profiling and program optimization. Rules for writing portable code. Program checking tools. Program documentation tools.
Project
13 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
- 2 assignments