SFT2202

Data structures in C

Offered as required

S Tucker

4 points
* 3 hours per week
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: SFT1122 or equivalent
* Prohibitions: CFR1111, CFR1122, CFR2121, CSC1030, RDT1400, SFT1101, SFT1102, SFT2121, TEC2041, TEC2042, TEC2342

Objectives At the completion of this subject students should be reasonably proficient in the use of the C programming language; able to implement common abstract data structures in C; and sufficiently familiar with the UNIX environment to undertake program development in C at any UNIX site.

Synopsis Introduction to the C programming language; introduction to the UNIX operating system; technique for developing reasonably large programs; data abstraction; implementation of data structures using C.

Assessment Unit test: 20%
* Assignments: 40%
* Examination: 40%

Prescribed texts

Kelley A and Pohl I A book on C 3rd edn, Benjamin Cummings, 1995

Recommended texts

Ammeraal L Programs and data structures in C Wiley, 1990
Glass G UNIX for programmers and users Prentice-Hall, 1993
Hanly J R and others Problem solving and program design in C Addison-Wesley, 1993
Sobell M A practical guide to UNIX System V Benjamin Cummings, 1984