Intermediate C Programming

Revised for a new second edition, Intermediate C Programming provides a stepping-stone for intermediate-level students to go from writing short programs to writing real programs well. It shows students how to identify and eliminate bugs, write clean code, share code with others, and use standard Linux-based tools, such as ddd and valgrind.

This second edition provides expanded coverage of these topics with new material focused on software engineering, including version control and unit testing. The text enhances their programming skills by explaining programming concepts and comparing common mistakes with correct programs. It also discusses how to use debuggers and the strategies for debugging as well as studies the connection between programming and discrete mathematics.

Including additional student and instructor resources available online, this book is particularly appealing as a classroom resource.

Yung-Hsiang Lu is a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana USA. He is a fellow of the IEEE and distinguished scientist of the ACM. He is the first director of Purdue’s John Martinson Entrepreneurial Center. His research areas include computer vision and embedded systems. He received the PhD. from Electrical Engineering of Stanford University, California, USA.

George K. Thiruvathukal is a professor and chairperson in the Computer Science department at Loyola University Chicago. He is a senior member of IEEE His research areas include parallel and distributed systems, software engineering, and computer visions. He received the PhD. from Illinois Institute of Technology.