Teaching: C programming short course

C programming short course

Three lecture short course on scientific programming in the C language.

Structure

• Meeting:
  June 8, 10, and 12, 2009. ZHS264, 1pm.
• Evaluation:
  Homework assignments to be worked on, no grade.
• Prerequisites: None
  
• Special permission by instructor is required for this course.

Lecture material

Lecture notes (rudimentary!)

• Section 1: Overview
• Section 2
• Section 3
• Also see the Numerical Geodynamics lecture notes

Homework assignments

Reading and reference material

• C reference card (by J. H. Silverman)
• C syntax (wp)
• The C Book (PDF), 2ed, by Banahan, Brady and Doran, also on the web
• Numerical Geodynamics lecture notes

• C library reference guide
• Programming in C by Marshall.
• The classic: Kernighan, Brian W.; Ritchie, Dennis M. (1988). The C Programming Language (2nd Edition ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall PTR.