Illustrating C [Paperback]

The revised edition of this book has benefited from many corrections and updates, and has now been printed in a wide-page format for ease of use.This revised edition of an excellent introduction to standard (ANSI) C has benefited from many corrections and updates, and has now been printed in a wide-page format to provide a easy to use reference manual for beginning programmers, computer enthusiasts, and students.This revised edition of an excellent introduction to standard (ANSI) C has benefited from many corrections and updates, and has now been printed in a wide-page format to provide a easy to use reference manual for beginning programmers, computer enthusiasts, and students.Using his unique formula--original and readable prose combined with graphics and calligraphy--Donald Alcock revolutionizes the teaching of the C programming language. A special feature of the layout of the book is the double-page spread: each one covers a particular topic making the book useful as a reference manual. This revised edition has benefited from many corrections and updates, and has now been printed in a wide-page format for ease of use. This book is an excellent introduction to standard (ANSI) C, and will provide a reference manual for beginning programmers, computer enthusiasts, and students.Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Concepts; 3. Components; 4. Control; 5. Organization; 6. Pointers, arrays, strings; 7. Input, output; 8. Structures, unions; 9. Dynamic storage; 10. Library; 11. Summaries; Bibliography; Index. ...a useful reference book...The book covers not only the basic elements of C but C libraries; algorithms (such as bubble sort, quicksort, and shortest route); and essential programming techniques such as symbol state tables, binary trees, linked lists, manipulation of strings, and parsing of algebraic expressions. M. J. Iordache, Computing Reviews