Introduction To Programming In C

By Prof. Satyadev Nandakumar | IIT Kanpur

Learners enrolled: 44925

This is a course in programming in C. No prior programming experience is assumed; however, mathematical maturity at the level of a second year science or engineering undergraduate is assumed.

We emphasize solving problems using the language, and introduce standard programming techniques like alternation, iteration and recursion. We will briefly glimpse the basics of software engineering practices like modularization, commenting, and naming conventions which help in collaborating and programming in teams.

Given a problem, we pay attention to the following questions:

What is an algorithmic solution to the problem?
How do we translate the algorithm into C code?
How efficient is the code?
How maintainable is the code?

It is expected that by the end of the course, students will be comfortable in :-

Attempting algorithmic solutions to problems
Designing and coding moderate sized programs running to the order of a few hundred lines of code, and
Reading, understanding and modifying code written by others.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Any interested learners.

PREREQUISITES : No prior programming required; mathematical maturity of a second level UG student in science or engineering.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Computer Science and Engineering
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	21 Feb 2022
End Date :	15 Apr 2022
Enrollment Ends :	21 Feb 2022
Exam Date :	23 Apr 2022 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1 : Introduction. Straight-Line Code. Variables, Operators, Expressions and Conditionals.

Week 2 : Loops

Week 3 : Functions

Week 4 : One-Dimensional Arrays and Pointers

Week 5 : Recursion

Week 6 : Multi-dimensional Arrays, Linked Lists.

Week 7 : Operating on Files

Week 8 : Organizing C projects, working with multiple source directories, makefiles.

Books and references

Nil

Instructor bio

Prof. Satyadev Nandakumar

IIT Kanpur

Dr. Satyadev Nandakumar is an Assistant Professor from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering IIT Kanpur who specialises in Computable Analysis, Algorithmic Information Theory, Symbolic Dynamics. His research interests includes Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithmic Information Theory, Computible Analysis.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 23 April 2022 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

This course will have an unproctored programming exam also apart from the Proctored exam, please check announcement section for date and time. The programming exam will have a weightage of 25% towards the Final score.

Final score = Assignment score + Unproctored programming exam score + Proctored Exam score

Assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
( All assignments in a particular week will be counted towards final scoring - quizzes and programming assignments).
Unproctored programming exam score = 25% of the average scores obtained as part of Unproctored programming exam - out of 100
Proctored Exam score =50% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND
UNPROCTORED PROGRAMMING EXAM SCORE >=10/25 AND PROCTORED EXAM SCORE >= 20/50.

If any one of the 3 criteria is not met, you will not be eligible for the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

NOTE: Please note that we will not consider the unproctored programming exam score for certification in January 2023.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team

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