Course Overview

This syllabus outlines the topics covered in the C and C++ programming course.

Week 1: Introduction to C Programming

• History of C
• Structure of a C program
• Basic syntax and data types
• Input and output functions

Week 2: Control Structures in C

• Conditional statements (if, else if, else)
• Looping structures (while, for, do-while)
• Switch case statements
• Break and continue statements

Week 3: Functions and Modular Programming in C

• Function declaration and definition
• Function arguments and return values
• Function prototypes
• Recursive functions

Week 4: Arrays and Pointers in C

• Array declaration and initialization
• Working with arrays
• Pointers and pointer arithmetic
• Dynamic memory allocation

Week 5: Structures and Unions in C

• Defining and using structures
• Nested structures
• Unions and their applications
• Memory alignment and padding

Week 6: File Input/Output in C

• File handling in C
• Reading and writing text files
• Binary file operations
• Error handling

Week 7: Introduction to C++

• History and features of C++
• Syntax and structure of a C++ program
• Input and output in C++

Week 8: Object-Oriented Programming in C++

• Classes and objects
• Constructors and destructors
• Member functions and data members
• Encapsulation and access specifiers

Week 9: Inheritance and Polymorphism in C++

• Inheritance and types (single, multiple, hierarchical)
• Function overloading and overriding
• Virtual functions and abstract classes
• Polymorphism and dynamic binding

Week 10: Templates and Standard Template Library (STL)

• Template classes and functions
• Generic programming
• STL containers (vectors, lists, maps, etc.)
• Algorithms and iterators in STL

Week 11: Exception Handling in C++

• Exception handling mechanism
• try, catch, throw, and noexcept
• Standard exceptions and custom exceptions
• Exception safety

Week 12: C and C++ Best Practices

• Coding standards and guidelines
• Debugging and profiling tools
• Memory management and optimization
• Performance tuning

Week 13: C and C++ Projects

• Final project work
• Code review and documentation
• Presentation and discussion
• Assessment:

Weekly quizzes

• Programming assignments
• Midterm examination
• Final project and presentation