UNIT-WISE SYLLABUS

Unit I: Introduction to Programming

• Basics of algorithms and flowcharts

• Introduction to C language

• Structure of a C program

• Compilation and execution process

• Data types, variables, constants, keywords

• Operators and expressions

• Input and Output using scanf() and printf()

Unit II: Control Structures

• Decision-making statements: if, if-else, nested if, switch

• Looping constructs: for, while, do-while

• Jump statements: break, continue, goto

Unit III: Functions and Arrays

• Function declaration, definition, and calling

• Function arguments (call by value and reference)

• Recursion

• Introduction to arrays (1D and 2D)

• Applications of arrays

• Basics of searching and sorting (linear search, binary search, bubble sort)

Unit IV: Pointers and Strings

• Introduction to pointers

• Pointer arithmetic

• Pointers and arrays

• Pointers and functions

• Strings and string handling functions (strlen, strcpy, strcmp, etc.)

Unit V: Structures and File Handling

• Structure declaration and usage

• Array of structures and nested structures

• Unions

• File operations: opening, reading, writing, and closing files

• File handling functions (fopen, fclose, fprintf, fscanf, fread, fwrite)

Laboratory Topics

• Basic programs: arithmetic operations, decision making

• Loop-based programs (pattern printing, number manipulation)

• Array manipulations (searching/sorting)

• Functions and recursion (factorial, Fibonacci)

• String operations

• Pointer-based examples

• Structures and file input/output