With Beginning C: From Novice to Professional, Fourth Edition, youll 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++ compilersand youll soon be writing real C programs. Youll learn C from the first principles, using step-by-step working examples that youll 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 youve learned in a practical context. Youll 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
- 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 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
About the Author
Ivor Horton is currently self-employed in consultancy and writes programming tutorials. He worked for IBM for many years and holds a bachelor's degree, with honors, in mathematics. Horton's experience at IBM includes programming in most languages (like assembler and high-level languages on a variety of machines), real-time programming, and designing and implementing real-time closed loop industrial control systems. He has extensive experience teaching programming to engineers and scientists (Fortran, PL/1, APL, etc.). Horton is an expert in mechanical, process, and electronic CAD systems; mechanical CAM systems; and DNC/CNC systems.
