Course detail

The C Programming Language

FIT-IJC Acad. year: 2020/2021 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

Dr. Ing. Petr Peringer

Department

Department of Intelligent Systems

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

  1. Introduction. Overview of C language (K&R, ANSI C, ISO C90, ISO C99, ISO C11, ISO C18). Basic language constructs, examples of C programs.
  2. Definition of C language: lexical elements, declaration syntax, basic types, variables.
  3. Array, address space, address, pointer. Pointers and arrays, address arithmetic. Alignment, little/big endian. Dynamic memory allocation.
  4. C-strings, multi-dimensional arrays, structures, unions.
  5. Enumerations. Expressions, operators, typecasting, operator precedence. Statements.
  6. Functions, argument passing. Pointers to functions. Command line arguments. The C preprocessor: macros, conditional compilation.
  7. Program structure, compilation units. Linking. The program "make".
  8. The C standard library. Debugging support, character classification, internationalization. Input/output, files.
  9. The examples of standard library use. String and memory management. Time functions. Math library.
  10. Creation of shared libraries. Linking of code written in various languages. 
  11. C++ basics, typical differences of C and C++. New operators of C++, overloading, namespaces.
  12. Input/output in C++, streams. Basic use of C++ standard library (containers, iterators, algorithms, strings). Simple examples.
  13. Profiling and program optimization. Rules for writing portable code. Program checking tools. Program documentation tools.

Project

13 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 2 assignments