Programming in ANSI C by E. Balagurusamy is an established book designed for introductory and intermediate programming courses. This title provides a comprehensive treatment of the C programming language, adhering to ANSI C standards while incorporating modern programming practices. Ideal for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and IT students, as well as self-learners, this book focuses on problem-solving and programme development.
Key Features
- Pedagogical Structure: Each chapter includes learning objectives, solved examples, review questions, and programming exercises.
- ANSI C Compliance: Explanations and examples strictly follow ANSI C specifications, ensuring portability and standard compatibility.
- Progressive Complexity: Concepts move from basic constants, variables, and data types to advanced topics like dynamic memory allocation and linked lists.
- Rich Appendices: Includes bit-level programming, ANSI C library functions, complete projects, C99/C11 features, and graphics programming using C.
- Debugging & Guidelines: Dedicated chapter on developing a C programme with coding guidelines.
Detailed Table of Contents Highlights
The book covers foundational topics such as managing input and output operations, decision-making and branching, and decision-making and looping. Later chapters address arrays, character arrays and strings, user-defined functions, structures and unions, and pointers. Advanced modules include file management in C, dynamic memory allocation, linked lists, and the preprocessor.
Why This Book?
E. Balagurusamy is a recognised author in programming education. This text distinguishes itself through hundreds of real-world programming examples, step-by-step logic explanation, and a strong emphasis on structured programming. Learners gain proficiency in writing efficient, readable, and portable C code.
Key Topics Covered (Keyword Focus)
- C programming fundamentals: Constants, variables, data types, operators, expressions.
- Control flow: Decision making, branching, looping (for, while, do-while).
- Data structures: Arrays, character arrays, strings, structures, unions.
- Memory management: Pointers, dynamic memory allocation, linked lists.
- Modular programming: User-defined functions, parameter passing, recursion.
- File handling: File management in C, sequential and random access.
- Advanced utilities: Preprocessor directives, macros, bit-level programming.
- Modern C: Overview of C99/C11 features.
Included Supplementary Material (in Appendix)
- ASCII values of characters
- Complete ANSI C library functions reference
- Four ready-to-run projects
- Graphics programming using C
Format & Availability
Available as a print paperback and digital eBook. Suitable for academic semester-long courses or intensive self-study. Each copy includes access to online resources where applicable (check with seller).
