Week 1: Introduction - Elementary Data and Control Structures in C
COMP9024 26T0
Course Convenor
Course Goals
Pre-conditions
Post-conditions
Access to Course Material
Schedule
Resources
Lectures
Labs
Problem Sets
Weekly Assessments
Mid-term Test
Final Exam
Summary
C Programming Language
Why C?
Brief History of C
Basic Structure of a C Program
Example: Insertion Sort in C
Compiling with
gcc
Sidetrack: Printing Variable Values with
printf()
Algorithms in C
Basic Elements
Assignments
Conditionals
Loops
Functions
Data Structures in C
Basic Data Types
Arrays
Sidetrack: C Style
Strings
Array Initialisation
Sidetrack: Reading Variable Values with
scanf()
and
atoi()
Arrays and Functions
Multi-dimensional Arrays
Sidetrack: Defining New Data Types
Structures
Sidetrack: Numeral Systems
Memory
Data Abstraction
Abstraction
Example: A Stack as an Abstract Data Object (ADO)
Stack vs Queue
Stack as ADO
Managing Abstract Data Structures in C
Compilers
Sidetrack: Make/Makefiles
Summary
Produced: 6 Feb 2026
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