Computer Programming I

This is an introductory course to computer programming for engineers. Knowledge of C programming is commonly accepted as of primary importance for an engineer. This knowledge can easily be translated to any other programming language.

Practical Exercise

Course Syllabus

Week	Lecture	Laboratory	Notes
Week 01	Introduction to EEC120 Computer Programming I Introduction to Computer Systems Hardware (CPU, input, output) Software (Kernel, OS, userspace) Numbers & Logic Introduction to Computer Programming Algorithms: instruction sequencing Flow-charts: visual representation Interpreters ⇒ scripts Compiler and Linkers ⇒ binary executables	Tools (compiler/IDE) Installation/Setup	[VIDEO GUIDE]???
Week 02	Introduction to C language Basic code structure (syntax) Function and code-block Simple text display Creating first executable binary Syntax (language) and semantic (decision logic) errors Simple debugging	Explore building binary from c source code Explore creating text decorations using symbols	[VIDEO GUIDE]???
Week 03	C Variables (data storage) data types and sizes C Operators arithmetic and logic boolean vs bitwise Data processing equations and tasks (optional) math.h library functions	Understanding storage types and practical use Exploring code that does equations/calculations	Assignment 1 Queue
Week 04	Flow control: Branches (selection) `if-else` structure `switch-case` structure (otional) the `?:` combo	Understanding decision making process in code Exploring code that control program flow
Week 05	Flow control: Loops (repetition) `for` structure `while` structure `do-while` structure	Understanding iterative flow in code Exploring code that repeats itself	Assignment 1 Due (5%)
Week 06	C (Data) Array storage in groups accessing array items (content)	Understanding array as group-storage Exploring code that process on arrays (read/write)	Lab Assessment 1 (10%)
Week 07	C String array of chars (null terminated) (optional) string.h library functions	Understanding string as char array Exploring code that process on strings (read/write)	Mid-term Examination (20%)
Week 08	C Pointers indirect data access (data that holds address to other data) array name as address pointers in loops pointer arithmetic	Understanding pointers as method for indirect access Exploring code that deals with (or use) pointers	Assignment 2 Queue
Week 09	C Functions function return value function parameters (extra) data/variable scope and lifetime	Understanding functions as building block for modular programming Exploring code that has multiple functions
Week 10	File access (permanent storage) accessing file on secondary memory (i.e. disks) text vs binary file	Understanding pros/cons of secondary storage Exploring code that read/write from/to files	Assignment 2 Due (5%)
Week 11	Practical Applications requirements and considerations C struct data group accessing data in struct	Lab Project (extra) use struct to create abstract data type (extra) creating functions to process struct (towards oop?)	Lab Assessment 2 (10%)
Week 12	Practical Applications (cont.) requirements and considerations	Lab Project (cont.)
Week 13	Practical Applications (cont.) requirements and considerations	Lab Project (cont.)
Week 14	Practical Applications (cont.) requirements and considerations	Lab Project (cont.)	Lab Project Due (10%)

2026/08/11 07:42 · azman

Introduction to C Programming

Variable and Operators

intsize.c

#include<stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
	printf("Size of unsigned int: %d\n",sizeof(unsigned int));
	printf("Size of unsigned long long: %d\n",sizeof(unsigned long long));
	printf("Size of unsigned long: %d\n",sizeof(unsigned long));
	printf("Size of unsigned short: %d\n",sizeof(unsigned short));
	printf("Size of unsigned char: %d\n",sizeof(unsigned char));
	return 0;
}

varsize.c

#include<stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
	printf("Size of int: %d\n",sizeof(int));
	printf("Size of float: %d\n",sizeof(float));
	printf("Size of double: %d\n",sizeof(double));
	printf("Size of long double: %d\n",sizeof(long double));
	printf("Size of char: %d\n",sizeof(char));
	return 0;
}

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Table of Contents

Computer Programming I

Course Syllabus

Introduction to C Programming

Variable and Operators