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Programming Fundamentals: Lecture No. 1 By. Mughal Yar M

The document outlines the objectives and contents of a programming fundamentals course. The course will introduce structured programming methodology and the C language. Key topics include basic programming constructs, variables, expressions, control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, file handling, structures, and object-oriented programming. Students will complete assignments, labs, a midterm, project, and final exam. Attention to detail, reusable code, user-friendly interfaces, and comments are emphasized. The overall goals are to appreciate programming languages, introduce structured programming, and develop C programming proficiency.

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Programming Fundamentals: Lecture No. 1 By. Mughal Yar M

The document outlines the objectives and contents of a programming fundamentals course. The course will introduce structured programming methodology and the C language. Key topics include basic programming constructs, variables, expressions, control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, file handling, structures, and object-oriented programming. Students will complete assignments, labs, a midterm, project, and final exam. Attention to detail, reusable code, user-friendly interfaces, and comments are emphasized. The overall goals are to appreciate programming languages, introduce structured programming, and develop C programming proficiency.

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Programming

Fundamentals
Lecture No. 1
By.
Mughal Yar M
 How to use language
 Programming principle, design, structure
analysis etc
 Programming skills are very important
 Use C vehicle to run this course
 Environment C++ only use C part
 C++ OOP/ try to understand Procedural
Programming
Books
 Deitel & Deitel :– C++ How to Program
 Kernighan and Ritchie:-
The C Programming Language
Course Objectives
Objectives of this course are three fold
1. To appreciate the need for a programming
language
2. To introduce the concept and usability of
the structured programming methodology
3. To develop proficiency in making useful
software using the C language
Course Contents
To achieve our first two objectives we
will be discussing
 Basic Programming constructs and

building blocks
 Structured programming
 Structured flowcharts, pseudo-code
Course Contents
 History of C Language
 Variables and expressions in C
 Control structures and
functions
 Arrays and Pointers
Course Contents
 File handling
 Structures and Unions
 Flavor of Object oriented programming
Alarm
 Welcome to visit me in my office (next to 102)
anytime any discussion.
 5 min late
“attendance will mark as late”
 10 min late
“will not allowed in class”
 No compromise on deadlines.
 Hard copy will submitted for each work.
 Only two person will be in group.
 Disturbance will not allowed during lecture.
 Recap
Marks Distribution
 Assignment 15%
 Lab Work and CP 10%
 Mid Term 20%
 Project 25%
 Final Exam 30%
Course title is “Programming
Fundamentals”

Programming
“A precise sequence of steps to
solve a particular problem”
Know sets of activities.
Purpose of these activities solve given problem
Fundamentals
“Ground rules/ Nitty-gritty”
Alan Perlis – Yale University:

“It goes against the grain of modern


education to teach children to program.
What fun is there in making plans,
acquiring discipline in organizing
thoughts, devoting attention to detail
and learning to be self-critical? “
Computer Programming
 Telling it what to do
 Artificial mechanism for telling computer
“what to do”
 Chosen this mechanism easy for
programmer (people)
 First hard thing about programming is to
learn.
 Become comfortable, accept these artificial
mechanism.
Why Programming is Important
 Develops Analytical and Problem Solving abilities.
 Creative activities and provides us a mean to
express abstract ideas.
 It is fun and is much more than a vocational skill.
 We will learn many skills that is very important for
all professions.
 Critical reading, Analytical thinking, Creative
synthesis
What Skills Are Needed
 Paying attention to detail
 Think about the reusability
 Think about user interface
 Understand the fact the computers are
stupid
 Comment the code liberally
Design Recipe
To design a program properly, we must:
 Analyze a problem statement, typically
expressed as a word problem
 Express its essence, abstractly and with
examples
 Formulate statements and comments in a
precise language
 Evaluate and revise the activities in light of
checks and tests
 PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL
 These skills are useful for
anybody
 All assignments in this course
should follow the these
guidelines
Points to remember
 Hence major points to keep in mind are
 Don’t assume on the part of the users
 User Interface should be friendly
 Don’t forget to comment the code
 Pay Attention to Detail
 Program, Program and Program, not just writing
code, but the whole process of design and
development.
Computers are

STUPID
Humans are even
more…….
Think Reuse
 Think Reuse
 Think User Interface
 Comments liberally
Logical Error

Syntax Error

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