Learn and Master C Programming For Absolute Beginners!

Table of contents

1. Chapter 1 : Introduction
   1. Welcome to this course!
   2. About your instructor...
   3. What is covered in this course?
2. Chapter 2 : Quick Intro To Computer Basics
   1. Section Introduction
   2. CPU, GPU and 32-bit versus 64-bit Processors
   3. Memory Storage
   4. Software: BIOS, OS and Programs
   5. A quick look at Programming Languages
   6. A brief history of C language
3. Chapter 3 : Installing Configuring Visual Studio
   1. Downloading Visual Studio 2015
   2. Installing Visual Studio 2015
4. Chapter 4 : Writing our First Program - A 'Hello, World!' Program in C
   1. Writing Our First Program Using Visual C on the Command-Line
   2. Using Visual Studio Command Prompt to write 'Hello, World' one more time
   3. Using Visual Studio IDE to write our first C Program
   4. A Deeper Look At Our First C Program Compilation Process
5. Chapter 5 : Walkthrough: Visual Studio IDE
   1. Section Introduction and Overview
   2. Visual Studio Start Page
   3. Visual Studio File Menu
   4. Edit Menu
   5. Showing Line Numbers In The Text Editor
   6. Tabs versus White Space
   7. Quick Find in Visual Studio
   8. Find Replace in Visual Studio
   9. Visual Studio Debug Menu
   10. Build Menu
   11. Visual Studio Solutions Projects
6. Chapter 6 : Fundamentals and Basics
   1. Comments in C
   2. C Symbols Keywords
   3. Introduction to C Data Types and Basic Types
   4. Basic C Types Continued
   5. How to use Basic C Types with prtinf format specifiers
   6. C Variables and Constants
   7. 'enum' Data Types in C
   8. Variable Scope
   9. More on Block Scope in C
   10. Understanding Creating C Functions
7. Chapter 7 : Operators Expressions
   1. Operators Expressions in C
   2. Using Arithmetic Assignment Operators in C
   3. Increment Decrement Operators in C/C++
   4. Cast Operator and Type Casting in C
8. Chapter 8 : Conditional Statements
   1. Using if...else...conditional statements
   2. If...else...Code Example: Checking high blood pressure readings
   3. Using Ternary Operator
   4. Using switch statement
   5. Using 'break' keyword...
9. Chapter 9 : Loops, Jump keywords Control Flow
   1. Introduction to Loops
   2. Understanding For Loops in C/C++
   3. Using For Loops in C/C++
   4. Stepping through and debugging a 'for' Loop
   5. Using 'while' loops in C/C++
   6. Using 'do...while' Loops in C/C++
   7. Using 'continue' keyword...
   8. Using 'goto'...
10. Chapter 10 : Arrays
    1. Introduction to Arrays
    2. Working with single-dimension arrays in C/C++
    3. Arrays and Functions
    4. How To Calculate Array Size in C/C++
    5. Working with 2D Arrays
    6. Declaring and Initializing Multidimensional Arrays
    7. Character Arrays versus Strings
11. Chapter 11 : Pointers
    1. Introduction Section Overview
    2. Address of Operator ()
    3. Why Do We Need Pointers?
    4. What is a pointer?
    5. Using Pointers
    6. A Closer Look At How Pointers Work!
    7. Passing Pointers to Functions: Let's Implement Swap Function!
    8. Passing Pointers to Functions: Example With 2 Pointers
    9. Passing By Value vs. Passing By Pointer
    10. Pointers and Arrays
    11. Pointer Arithmetic: Working with Integer Pointers
    12. Pointer Arithmetic: Printing out Memory Addresses for Pointers
    13. Pointer Arithmetic: Working with Character Pointers (Strings)
    14. Pointers and Strings: Beware of Attempting to Modify Read-Only Memory!
    15. Pointers and Strings (2): Printing Out Vowels In a String
    16. Pointers and Strings: Remove Vowels Example
    17. Pointers and Arrays: Using Pointer Arithmetic with Arrays
    18. Pointers and 'const' Keyword
    19. Void Pointers
12. Chapter 12 : Strings
    1. Working With Strings - Reviewing Strings in C/C++
    2. Using 'strlen' function to get length of string
    3. Using 'strcpy' and 'strcat' functions
    4. Using 'sprintf' function
    5. Using 'strcmp' and 'stricmp' functions to compare strings
    6. Using 'strchr' to search for characters inside strings
    7. Using 'strstr' to search for a substring inside another string
    8. How to declare and use string arrays
    9. Arguments of main() function - Part 1
    10. Arguments of main() function - Part 2
13. Chapter 13 : Working with User Input
    1. A quick overview of 'scanf' function
    2. Getting user input using 'scanf'
    3. Important Tips for Working with User Input
14. Chapter 14 : Preprocessor Directives
    1. Section Overview
    2. #define directive
    3. Using '#define' To Define Symbolic Constants
    4. using #define to define macros and avoiding macro pitfalls
    5. '#include': Angle Brackets (>) versus Double Quotes ("")
    6. Understanding Conditional Compilation
    7. Using Conditional Compilation
    8. '#error' preprocessor directive
    9. Using "#" and "##" operators
15. Chapter 15 : Working with Header Files and Multiple Source Files
    1. Nesting Header Files Multiple Inclusion Problem
    2. Forward Declarations in C/C++
    3. Breaking Your Code Into Multiple Source Files
16. Chapter 16 : Creating C Libraries (Static LIBs)
    1. Libraries Overview
    2. Creating Your First Library Project (.LIB)
    3. Using Our Library in a Project - The Un-recommended Approach
    4. Referencing Our Library When Installed in a Specific Path (Folder)
    5. Using Our Library From Projects Within The Same Solution
17. Chapter 17 : Structures Unions
    1. Using 'struct' keyword in C
    2. Using 'union' keyword in C
18. Chapter 18 : Working with Files and I/O
    1. Introduction to File I/O
    2. Reading and Writing Files (Overview)
    3. Reading and Displaying Text Files - Part 1
    4. Reading and Displaying Text Files - Part 2
    5. Creating Text Files using File API in C/C++
    6. Searching for text inside a text file!
19. Chapter 19 : Let's Talk Binary | Manipulating Bits
    1. Bit-wise Operators Overview
    2. Bit-wise AND () operator
    3. Bit-wise OR (|) operator
    4. Bit-wise XOR (^) Operator
    5. Bit-wise NOT (~) Operator
    6. Bit-wise Right Shifting Operator (>>)
    7. Bit-wise Left Shifting Operator ()
    8. Using Bit-wise Operators in Code
20. Chapter 20 : Dynamic Memory Allocation
    1. Dynamic Memory Management Overview
    2. Understanding Stack Memory
    3. Understanding Heap Memory
    4. Stack vs. Heap
    5. Using Malloc Free In Our Code
21. Chapter 21 : More C Keywords...
    1. 'auto' keyword in C
    2. 'register' keyword in C
    3. declaring static variables inside functions with 'static' keyword in C
    4. 'volatile' keyword in C
    5. using 'typepdef' keyword in C
    6. Understanding 'extern' keyword in C
    7. Using 'extern' Keyword in our code
    8. Using 'static' keyword with global variables and functions in C
22. Chapter 22 : Advanced Topics
    1. Recursion in C/C++
    2. Variadic Functions Overview
    3. Let's Implement a Variadic Function in C - Technique #1
    4. Let's Implement a Variadic Function in C - Technique #2
23. Chapter 23 : Mixing C with C++ Code
    1. Overview of Mixing C with C++
    2. Creating A C++ Program That Uses Our C Library
24. Chapter 24 : Where To Go From Here...
    1. Where To Go From Here...