Defining and initializing arrays, passing them to functions, and sorting data.
Robustness, Debugging, and Best Practices
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Phase 1: Foundations and Control Structures (Chapters 1–4)
Handling text using the library. C Formatted Input/Output: Advanced use of printf and scanf .
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Slides visually map memory addresses to clarify the difference between the address operator ( & ) and the dereferencing operator ( * ).
Using FILE * to open, read, and write to files ( fopen , fclose , fprintf , fscanf ).
Practical Tooling and Workflow
Moving away from goto statements to structured programming: Selection: if , if...else , switch . Repetition: while , for , do...while . 3. C Functions and Modular Programming