Course Objectives

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of programming with an emphasis on problem-solving using algorithms. Students will learn to write basic programs using C language, focusing on control structures, functions, arrays, and recursion.

Course Outcomes

• CO1: Formulate algorithms for simple programming tasks.
• CO2: Write, compile, and debug programs in C language.
• CO3: Understand and apply control structures, loops, and functions in programming.
• CO4: Use arrays, strings, and pointers in programs.
• CO5: Apply recursion and file handling in C programming.

Detailed Syllabus

Unit I: Introduction to Programming

Basics of computer systems, operating systems, compilers, and program execution. Introduction to algorithms and flowcharts.

Unit II: Data Types and Operators

Data types, variables, constants, arithmetic and relational operators, operator precedence, and type conversions.

Unit III: Control Structures

Conditional statements (if-else, switch), loops (for, while, do-while), and nested loops.

Unit IV: Functions and Arrays

Functions in C, parameter passing, return values, arrays (1D, 2D), and string manipulation.

Unit V: Pointers and Recursion

Pointers, pointer arithmetic, dynamic memory allocation, recursion, and basic sorting algorithms (bubble, insertion, selection).

Unit VI: File Handling

File I/O operations, reading from and writing to files, and error handling in file operations (if time permits).

Suggested Books

• Programming in ANSI C by E. Balagurusamy
• The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
• Schaum's Outline of Programming with C by Byron Gottfried

Course Objectives

The lab component of this course provides hands-on programming practice to reinforce concepts learned in the theory course. Students will work on various programming assignments involving the use of arrays, loops, functions, and file handling in C.

Course Outcomes

• CO1: Write and test C programs for basic computational problems.
• CO2: Apply loops, conditionals, and functions in programs.
• CO3: Handle arrays, strings, and pointers in programming tasks.
• CO4: Write recursive programs and solve numerical problems using C.
• CO5: Perform file handling operations in C.

Lab Experiments

• Lab 1: Introduction to C programming environment.
• Lab 2: Simple computations using arithmetic expressions.
• Lab 3: Programs using if-else and switch statements.
• Lab 4: Iterative problems using for and while loops.
• Lab 5: 1D and 2D array manipulations.
• Lab 6: String operations using character arrays.
• Lab 7: Functions and parameter passing.
• Lab 8: Recursive functions for factorial and Fibonacci series.
• Lab 9: Searching and sorting algorithms (Bubble sort, Selection sort).
• Lab 10: File handling operations in C.