Programming Fundamentals By Balagurusamy

1. PROGRAMMING
FUNDAMENTALS
Ms. Munazza Mah Jabeen
Assistant Professor of Computer Science

2. Course Objectives
Objectives of this course are three fold:
 To appreciate the need for a programming language
 To introduce the concept and usability of the structured
programming methodology
 To develop proficiency in making useful software using the C and
Python language

3. Course Contents
To achieve our first two objectives we
will be discussing:
Programming in C:
 History of C Language
 Importance of C Language
 Structured programming
 Basic Programming constructs and
building blocks
 Variables and expressions in C
 Control structures and functions
 Arrays and Pointers
 File handling
Programming in Python:
 Input, Processing and Output
 Decision Structure and Boolean Logic
 Repetition Structure
 Functions
 Files and Exception
 Lists and Tuple
 Strings

4. Course Format:
 Lectures will be mostly interactive. You will be called on
randomly to answer questions.
 Prepare you own Notes.
 10-minute fairly simple quiz according to the specified Schedule.
 Course Page will host lecture slides Links, quizzes, Lab
assignments and general announcements.
 Individual Login will be provided to you by the IT Department on
http://moodlecloud.com

5. Course Grading:
Breakdown:
 15% - Lab Work
 10% - Quizzes
 25% - Mid-Term
 Theory – 10%
 Practical – 15%
 35% - Terminal
 15% - Practical
 May share ideas for weekly Lab assignment but must be done
up individually.
 May drop lowest quiz score.

6. Lab work Submission:
 Lab work due must be submitted online before midnight next class –
No explicit submission allowed.
 No extension in deadline is Allowed so Please do not ever ask me
for that.
 Late assignments incur 10% per day penalty up to 3 days. After 3
days, no credit.
 Under special circumstances, you may be excused from an
assignment or quiz. Must inform me ahead of time.
 Only Original Work will be considered, copying is strictly disallowed.

7. Overview of C Language:
 What is?
 Data
 Information
 Computer
 Computer Language
 Programming Language
 Low Level
 Intermediate Level
 High Level
 Language Translators

8. History of C:

9. Importance of C:
 The C language is small and relatively easy to learn.
 C compilers can produce highly efficient code.
 C, although it is a high-level language, provides access to some fundamental low-level
concepts such as memory addresses and dynamic memory management - concepts that are
hidden by many other languages.
 C has been used to implement (in whole or in part) several major operating systems and
kernels, including Unix, Linux, Mac OS, and Windows.
 C has been used to implement (in whole or in part) runtime environments supporting
execution of platform-independent code (e.g., the Java Virtual Machine, the .NET CLR, etc.).
 C is often used to implement efficient libraries for less-efficient languages. For example,
many libraries for Python are implemented in C.
 Compilers and interpreters for a wide variety of programming languages have been written in
C.
 C remains the most popular programming language for programming microcontrollers in
embedded systems.

10. Features:

11. …

12. Format of a Simple C Program

13. Simple Program:

14. Program to Add Two Numbers:

15. Integrated Development Environment
IDE
 Editor
 Compilers
 Debugger
 Linkers
 Loaders

16. Compiler Download Link:
 https://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/