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CS 101: Introduction to Computers (3)

Learning Objectives:

The aim of the course is to teach algorithmic problem solving and its actualization in a real programming language. The course has a lab component to give students hands-on experience with computers and programming.

Course Contents:

Data types, Variables, Identifiers. Variable declaration, Assignment statement. Input/Output, Comments. Operators and Expressions. Conditional expressions. Conditional statements: if-then, if-then-else, nested conditionals, switch-case. Loops: for, while, repeat. Arrays, multi-dimensional arrays. Functions. Recursion. Pointers. Memory and its management. Structures. Data Structures.

Suggested Books:

• Schaum's Outline of Programming with C by Byron Gottfried, McGraw-Hill India.
• Programming in ANSI C by Balaguruswamy.
• The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritchie, Prentice-Hall India. (This is a standard reference to C. Slightly advanced though.)

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