Introduction to C Programming and Basic Concepts
Overview of C Programming
Introduction to the C language and its history
Setting up the development environment (IDE, compiler)
Writing the first "Hello, World!" program
C Syntax and Data Types
Variables, constants, and data types
Operators: Arithmetic, relational, logical, and bitwise
Expressions and precedence
Control Structures
If, if-else, and switch statements
Loops: for, while, and do-while
Practical exercise
Functions in C
Advanced Concepts in C Programming
Pointers and Memory Management
Introduction to pointers and their uses
Pointers to variables, arrays, and functions
Dynamic memory allocation (malloc, calloc, realloc, free)
Practical exercise: Memory allocation and deallocation
Arrays and Strings
One-dimensional and two-dimensional arrays
Operations on arrays: Sorting, searching
Working with strings and string manipulation functions
Practical exercise
Structures and Unions
File Handling in C
Introduction to file operations (fopen, fread, fwrite, fclose)
Reading and writing data from files
File handling errors and debugging
Practical exercise
Advanced Topics and Practical Applications
Dynamic Data Structures
Introduction to linked lists: Single, double, and circular linked lists
Stacks and queues: Implementations and applications
Practical exercise
Advanced Pointers and Memory Management
Pointer arithmetic and array of pointers
Managing memory efficiently in large applications
Memory leaks and optimization techniques
Preprocessor Directives and Macros
Understanding #define, #include, and other preprocessor commands
Macros, function-like macros, and their applications
Practical exercise
Debugging and Error Handling
Debugging tools and techniques (gdb, printf debugging)
Handling runtime and logical errors in C programs
Practical exercise