Computer Engineering / Programming

To provide students with practical knowledge of the C language through an approach that combines low-level (hardware) and abstract (operating system) aspects, building on their foundational knowledge of another high-level programming language (imperative programming), typically Python.

- Provide students with a foundation of practical knowledge in the C programming language.

- Lay the groundwork for studying microcontrollers in the second semester

• Numbering in a Base (Binary, Hexadecimal)
• Fundamentals of Algorithms
• Basic knowledge of imperative programming (typically Python or C)

Written exam: 50% of the final grade

Practical Work: 50% of the final grade

• Basic keywords: while, for, if
• Functions: Structure of a low-level call; passing parameters by copy. Scope of variables.
• Input and output: formatted strings, printf, and scanf.
• Data types: utility, static "arrays," actual representation of variables in RAM, the concept of addresses in C.
• Pointers: the concept of a variable-address, pointers to variables, pointer typing, and observing RAM through pointers; comparison with RAM viewed as a binary stream. The * and [] notations. The concept of a “binary stream of information.”
• Techniques related to pointers: passing by address.
• Dynamic allocation: system-level considerations, comparison with static allocation.
• Simple data structures, defining new types. Functions that manipulate structures, structure pointers, and allocation of structure arrays.
• An Overview of Advanced Data Structures: Linked Lists
• Standard libraries: file handling, character strings