C Language

Mastering C Language: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners and Experts

• Table of Content
• 1. Introduction to C Programming
  • What is C Programming?
  • History of C Language
  • Features of C Language
  • Applications of C Language
  • Structure of a C Program
  • Setting Up the Environment (IDE/Compiler Installation)
• 2. Basic Concepts of C
  • Writing the First C Program
  • Compilation and Execution Process
  • Syntax Rules in C
  • Comments in C
  • Storage Classes
  • Variables
  • Understanding the main() Function
  • Data Types
  • Keywords
  • Constants and Literals
  • printf() and scanf() Functions (Input/Output)ss
• 3. Operators and Expressions
  • Arithmetic Operators
  • Relational Operators
  • Logical Operators
  • Bitwise Operators
  • Assignment Operators
  • Increment and Decrement Operators
  • Conditional (Ternary) Operator
  • Precedence and Associativity of Operators
• 4. Control Statements
  • If Statement
  • If-Else Statement
  • Nested If-Else Statement
  • Switch Case Statement
  • Loops:
    • for loop
    • while loop
    • do-while loop
  • Break and Continue Statements
  • Goto Statement (With caution)
• 5. Functions in C
  • What is a Function?
  • Categories of Function Declaration
  • Function Declaration, Definition, and Calling
  • Passing Arguments to Functions (By Value and By Reference
  • Return Statement
  • Recursive Functions
  • Scope and Lifetime of Variables (Local, Global, Static
• 6. Arrays and Strings
  • Introduction to Arrays
  • Types of Arrays (One-Dimensional, Two-Dimensional)
  • Array Initialization
  • Multidimensional Arrays
  • Strings in C (Character Arrays) String Handling Functions (strcpy, strcat, strlen, strcmp, etc.)
  • Array and Function Interactions
• 7. Pointers
  • Introduction to Pointers
  • Declaring and Initializing Pointers
  • Pointer Operations
  • Pointer Arithmetic
  • Types of Pointer
  • Pointers and Arrays
  • Pointers to Pointers (Double Pointers)
  • Passing Pointers to Functions
  • Dynamic Memory Allocation (malloc, calloc, realloc, free)
• 8. Structures and Unions
  • What is Structures
  • Defining and Declaring Structures
  • Accessing Structure Members
  • Nested Structures
  • Array of Structures
  • Structure Pointers
  • Self-Referential Structures (Linked Lists)
  • Unions in C
  • Differences Between Structures and Unions
• 9. File Handling
  • Introduction to File I/O
  • Opening and Closing Files (fopen, fclose)
  • Reading from and Writing to Files (fscanf, fprintf, fputs, fgets, etc.)
  • Types of File Writing in C Text and Binary
  • Types of Operations (fread, fwrite)
  • Error Handling in File Operations
  • Random Access in Files (fseek, ftell, rewind)
• 10. Preprocessor Directives
  • Introduction to Preprocessor Directives
  • Types of Preprocessor Directives (#ifdef, #ifndef, #endif , etc.)
• 11. Advanced Topics
  • Command-Line Arguments
  • Memory Management in C (Stack vs Heap)
  • Typedef and Enum
  • Bit Fields in C
  • Inline Functions
  • volatile Keyword
  • restrict Keyword
• 12. Data Structures Using C
  • Linked Lists (Singly and Doubly Linked Lists)
  • Stacks and Queues
  • Trees (Binary Tree, Binary Search Tree)
  • Graphs (Adjacency Matrix and Adjacency List)
  • Hashing in C
  • Sorting Algorithms (Bubble Sort, Merge Sort, Quick Sort, etc.)
  • Searching Algorithms (Linear Search, Binary Search)
• 13. Error Handling and Debugging
  • Types of Errors (Syntax, Runtime, Logical)
  • Debugging Techniques
  • Common Runtime Errors (Segmentation Fault, Buffer Overflow, etc.)
  • Error Handling using errno and perror
• 14. Best Practices in C Programming
  • Code Optimization Techniques
  • Writing Modular and Readable Code
  • Code Documentation and Comments
  • Secure Programming in C
  • Avoiding Common Mistakes in C
• 15. C Projects (Hands-On)
  • Simple Calculator
  • File Encryption and Decryption
  • Basic Banking System
  • Inventory Management System
  • Student Record System
  • Implementing Data Structures (Linked Lists, Stacks, etc.)