TEC2316

Computer applications 2

H Okyar

3 points
* 24 lecture hours and 12 tutorial/laboratory hours
* Second semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: TEC2315

Objectives To equip students with the necessary tools and techniques to model and solve numerical engineering problems using C programming language.

Synopsis C essentials: ANSI C standard. Standard input/output streams. Scalar data types, variables, operators, enumerated data types, casting and C preprocessor. Loops, if ... else and switch statements. Functions and program structure. Recursion. Scope of variables and storage classes. Arrays and strings. Pointers, command line arguments, dynamic memory management. File input/output. Redirection and piping. Engineering modelling: numerical calculation of series, integrals, interpolation and extrapolation. Numerical calculations of static and dynamic engineering structures.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 60%
* Laboratory work, assignments and tests: 40%

Recommended texts

Kernighan B W and Ritchie D M The C programming language 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1988