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C Programming Syllabus for Ms

This document outlines advanced C programming topics suitable for a Master's-level course, covering core concepts such as pointers, memory management, data structures, concurrency, and optimization techniques. It includes supplementary resources for further study and suggests a curriculum with hands-on labs for practical reinforcement. Optional topics like parallel programming extensions are also mentioned to enhance learning.

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C Programming Syllabus for Ms

This document outlines advanced C programming topics suitable for a Master's-level course, covering core concepts such as pointers, memory management, data structures, concurrency, and optimization techniques. It includes supplementary resources for further study and suggests a curriculum with hands-on labs for practical reinforcement. Optional topics like parallel programming extensions are also mentioned to enhance learning.

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Here’s a refined and structured overview of advanced C programming topics—ideal for a Master’s-level

course:

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🧠 Core Concepts & Why They Matter

1. Deep Dive into Pointers & Memory Management

Mastery of single, double, even triple pointers; dynamic memory using malloc/calloc/realloc/free;
memory leaks and dangling pointers .

2. Advanced Data Structures & Algorithms in C

Implement trees, graphs, hash tables, tries, custom allocators—everything managed manually .

3. Function Pointers & Callbacks

Build abstractions, plugin-style architectures, and callback systems using function pointers .
4. Concurrency & Parallelism

Threading (POSIX pthreads), synchronization (mutexes, semaphores), thread pools, and race condition
handling .

5. Bit Manipulation & Low-Level Optimization

Efficient use of bitwise operations, shifting, packing, inline assembly, and platform-specific performance
tuning .

6. Advanced I/O & File Operations

High-performance file handling (buffered, block, binary), memory-mapped files, and async I/O .

7. Debugging, Profiling & Build Tooling

Proficiency with GDB, core dumps, compiler flags, profiling techniques, static analysis tools, and
Makefiles .
8. Modular Code & Header Management

Manual modularization in C using headers, separation of interface/implementation, and build


dependencies .

9. Advanced Preprocessor & Control Flow

Macros, inline, setjmp/longjmp, variadic functions (va_arg), const, volatile, restrict .

10. Networking, IPC & OS-Level Interfacing

Socket programming, IPC via pipes/message queues/shared memory, signal handling, process control,
and daemon creation .

11. Optional: Parallel Extensions & High-Performance C

Topics like MPI, OpenMP, or Unified Parallel C (UPC) for HPC contexts .
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📚 Supplementary Resources

Reddit community often recommends core texts for deep C mastery:

> “Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets” – P. van der Linden

“Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment” – Stevens & Rago

“The Linux Programming Interface” – Kerrisk

These offer excellent theoretical depth and system-level insights.

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📘 Master’s Program Curriculum Suggestion

Module Key Topics

Mem & Pointers malloc/free, pointer arithmetic, memory leaks


Data Structures Lists, trees, graphs, custom allocators

Funciones & Abstractions Function pointers, callbacks, header interfaces

Concurrency pthreads, sync primitives, memory models

File & I/O POSIX file APIs, buffering, mmap

Debugging & Tools GDB, profiling, build systems

Preprocessor & Flow Macros, inline, variadic, setjmp/longjmp

Networking & IPC Sockets, pipes, mq, shared memory

Optimizations Bitwise ops, inline asm, compiler optimizations

Optional OpenMP/MPI, advanced parallel C

Each module should include hands-on labs (e.g., thread-safe data structures, custom memory pool,
simple TCP server) to reinforce concepts.

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annotated code examples? I can prepare them accordingly!

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