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Introduction to C Programming
History and evolution of C
Features and characteristics of C
Setting up the development environment
2. Basic Concepts
Structure of a C program
Data types, variables, and constants
Input and output operations
3. Operators and Expressions
Arithmetic, relational, logical, and bitwise operators
Operator precedence and associativity
Expressions and their evaluation
4. Control Flow
Conditional statements (if-else, switch)
Loops (while, do-while, for)
Break and continue statements
5. Functions
Function declaration and definition
Passing arguments to functions
Return values and recursion
6. Arrays and Strings
Declaring and accessing arrays
Multidimensional arrays
String manipulation functions
7. Pointers
Understanding pointers and memory addresses
Pointer arithmetic and pointer types
Dynamic memory allocation (malloc, calloc, free)
8. Structures and Unions
Declaring and accessing structures
Nested structures and structure pointers
Union data type
9. File Handling
Opening, reading, writing, and closing files
File positioning and error handling
Working with text and binary files
10. Advanced Concepts
Preprocessor directives
Enumerations and typedefs
Bit manipulation and bitwise operations
11. Dynamic Memory Allocation
Memory management functions (malloc, calloc, realloc, free)
Memory leaks and memory corruption
Best practices for dynamic memory allocation
12. Error Handling and Debugging
Error handling techniques
Debugging tools and strategies
Common programming errors and their solutions
13. Advanced Topics
Function pointers and callbacks
Data structures (linked lists, stacks, queues)
Recursion and recursive algorithms
