Date

PLANNED SCHEDULE

ACTUAL SCHEDULE

January 4

Introduction, Algorithm for finding max and

notion of specification (HW: extend max to find both max and min)

Introduction, Algorithm for finding max and notion of specification (HW: extend max to find both max and min)

January 6

NO CLASS

January 11

Algorithms for finding mean of a given set of numbers and mode given sorted numbers.

Given text, algorithms for finding and counting words, longest word and comparing words.

(HW: mode given non-sorted numbers that are in the range 1-N)

January 13

Algorithms for searching for a pattern, histogram

January 18

Introducing C: convert algorithm for max to a C program

January 20

Functions and program structure using examples

January 25

Convert max.c to have a function for it.

January 27

Variable names, constants, declarations, operators in C, expressions in C

February 1

Control flow primitives in C

February 3

Functions : formal parameters, local variables and external variables, scope and extent rules

February 8

Block structure

February 10

MINOR – 1 (upto control flow)

February 15

Recursion and C preprocessor, static variables

February 17

Pointers and arrays

February 22

Pointers and arrays

February 24

Pointers and arrays

March 1

Pointers and arrays

March 3

Pointers and arrays

March 8

March 10

Structures

March 15

MINOR – 2 (upto pointers&arrays)

March 17

Structures

March 22

Structures

March 24

Unions

March 29

HOLIDAY

March 31

April 5

HOLIDAY

April 7

April 12