1. C OMPUTER P ROGRAMMING 1 Course Overview

2. C OURSE O UTLINE Problem solving and programming Programming languages The C Language Statements Basic input/output (I/O) Variables Control flow Subprograms (functions) File I/O Lists (arrays) Records Testing and debugging

3. C OURSE O UTLINE We will look at simple examples of concepts and revisit them again at later stages to look at them in more detail Fundamental point is Learning to program requires lots of practice – you must write many small programs to become proficient

4. C OURSE O UTCOMES At the end of this course, you should be able to: Write C programs that demonstrate excellent understanding of Conditionals Loops File and terminal I/O Arrays Records Document programs and write programs conforming to clear programming style Test and debug programs

5. C OURSE M ATERIAL Slides & Examples: All slides and examples will be available via the course website. Textbook: The C Programming Language Authors: Brian Kernighan & Dennis Richie Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1988 Downloadable from the course website

6. C OURSE A SSESSMENT Continuous Assessment: 60% – Programming Portfolio20% 100+ C programs – Weekly Exercises40% Subset of C programs submitted for assessment via the course website. End of Semester Examination: 40% – Written examination that will cover various topics from the course.

7. P ROGRAMMING P ORTFOLIO A folder containing programs written in C. The folder should contain a “table of contents” file which lists the name and purpose of every file in the portfolio. All programs must: Be fully documented Use the course style guidelines (see style.c) Show that you understand the course topics Be stored in a folder on your computer and backed up to a BDIC server and a USB Stick. You will be required to submit this portfolio at the end of the course.

8. I NITIAL T ASKS Install the C compiler See supplied notes Install Notepad++ See supplied notes Setup Portfolio folder: Create a folder called “Portfolio” and create a subfolder called “week1”. Write and compile our first C program: Create a file called helloworld.c and store it in the “week1” folder.