CSCI 1120 (Low-Level Computing):
Readings

The table below lists readings for topics covered in class. For most topics you have two options: selected chapters from the textbook, or selections from an online tutorial.

Lecture date Topic Readings
August 30 Introduction to C; variables and expressions in C; simple I/O in C
September 6 Conditional execution in C
Functions in C
September 13 Loops and arrays in C
September 20 Pointers and strings in C
October 4 I/O and files in C
October 11 Dynamic memory allocation in C
Function pointers in C
  • Chapter 17 of textbook or
  • (class notes)
October 18 C preprocessor directives
Separate compilation and make
October 25 User-defined types
November 8 Computer representation of data