Beginning C: From Novice to Professional 4th Edition

Description

With Beginning C: From Novice to Professional, Fourth Edition, you'll come to understand the fundamentals of the C language and learn how to program. All you need is this book and any one of the widely available free or commercial C or C++ compilers, and you'll soon be writing real C programs. You'll learn C from the first principles, using step-by-step working examples that you'll create and execute yourself.

This book will increase your programming expertise by guiding you through the development of fully working C applications that use what you've learned in a practical context. You'll also be able to strike out on your own by trying the exercises included at the end of each chapter. Pick up a copy of this book by renowned author, Ivor Horton, because:

* It is the only beginning-level book to cover the latest ANSI standard in C
* Is approachable and aimed squarely at people new to C
* Emphasizes writing code after the first chapter
* Includes substantial examples relevant to intermediate users

CONTENTS:

Contents at a Glance
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction

CHAPTER 1 Programming in C
CHAPTER 2 First Steps in Programming
CHAPTER 3 Making Decisions
CHAPTER 4 Loops
CHAPTER 5 Arrays
CHAPTER 6 Applications with Strings and Text
CHAPTER 7 Pointers
CHAPTER 8 Structuring Your Programs
CHAPTER 9 More on Functions
CHAPTER 10 Essential Input and Output Operations
CHAPTER 11 Structuring Data
CHAPTER 12 Working with Files
CHAPTER 13 Supporting Facilities

APPENDIX A Computer Arithmetic
APPENDIX B ASCII Character Code Definitions
APPENDIX C Reserved Words in C
APPENDIX D Input and Output Format Specifications

INDEX