Practical C

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Introduction

   • Giulio Zambon

   Pages 1-7

3. Tricky Bits

   • Giulio Zambon

   Pages 9-46

4. Iteration, Recursion, and Binary Trees

   • Giulio Zambon

   Pages 47-83

5. Lists, Stacks, and Queues

   • Giulio Zambon

   Pages 85-117

6. Exception Handling

   • Giulio Zambon

   Pages 119-136

7. String Utilities

   • Giulio Zambon

   Pages 137-184

8. Dynamic Arrays

   • Giulio Zambon

   Pages 185-205

9. Searching

   • Giulio Zambon

   Pages 207-252

10. Sorting

    • Giulio Zambon

    Pages 253-274

11. Numerical Integration

    • Giulio Zambon

    Pages 275-314

12. Embedded Software

    • Giulio Zambon

    Pages 315-336

13. Databases

    • Giulio Zambon

    Pages 337-374

14. Web Server Using Mongoose

    • Giulio Zambon

    Pages 375-394

15. Game Application: MathSearch

    • Giulio Zambon

    Pages 395-434

16. Back Matter

    Pages 435-469

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Learn practical C techniques, including often-needed algorithms within reusable functions. In this book, you'll have the following code and advice at your fingertips: layout and pre-processors; control structures, iterations, and selections; pointers and structures; databases; reusability; lists, arrays, FIFO and stacks; searching and sorting; recursion; binary trees; integration; string utilities in/outside of C; web serving using Mongoose; game application code to build a MathSearch puzzle; and embedded software.


Besides providing you with modules that you can immediately put to use, Practical C also teaches you how to leverage the C language in a way that beginner books cannot achieve.




What You Will Learn:

• Avoid pitfalls that can cause intractable problems
  
• Handle lists and arrays
  
• Perform searches and sorts
  
• Binary trees
  
• Take advantage of recursion
  
• Handle exceptions
  
• Access databases
  
• Calculate integrals using numerical computation with practical applications
  
• Deal with strings in a convenient, error-free way
  
• Build a MathSearch game application, similar to WordSearch puzzle games
  
• Deal with issues specific to embedded applications
  

Who This Book Is For



Programmers who have a general knowledge of C. 

• C
• programming
• language
• pointer
• C language

• Harrison, Australia

  Giulio Zambon

Giulio Zambon’s first love was physics, but he decided to dedicate himself to software development more than 30 years ago: back when computers were still made of transistors and core memories, programs were punched on cards, and Fortran only had arithmetic IFs. Over the years, he learned a dozen computer languages and worked with all sorts of operating systems. His specific interests were in telecom and real-time systems, and he managed several projects to their successful completion.


Giulio’s career took him to eight cities in five different countries, where he worked as a software developer, systems consultant, process improvement manager, project manager, and chief operating officer. Since early 2008, he has lived in a peaceful suburb a few kilometers north of Canberra, Australia, where he can dedicate himself to his many interests and in particular to writing software and programming books. Visit his web site, zambon-dot-com-dot-au, to see the full list of the papers and books he has authored.

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