483SM - PREPARATORY COURSE 2021

Topic outline

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  General

  • Annunci Forum
  • Video Streaming URL

    The lessons of this pre-course will be live-streamed at this URL

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  Introduction

  This unit introduces the pre-course, presents the covered topics, and motivates the pre-course itself.
  

  • Slides File PDF document
  • Learn-C URL

    An online interactive C tutorial 
    

  • C Tutorial URL

    Another free C tutorial
    

  • Video Recording - Lesson 1 (Part 1) URL
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  Languages and Basic Notions

  This unit presents Von Neumann's architecture and introduces program and data representation in a modern computer. It also motivates the need for programming languages and introduces the notion of compiler.

  
  

  • Slides File PDF document
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  Operating Systems and Tools

  This unit introduces the notion of Operating System (OS) and presents some useful aspects of comman line interfaces.
  

  • Slides File PDF document
  • Video Recording - Lesson 1 (Part 2) URL

    Unfortunately, I forgot to start the recording after the break and the video misses about 30 minutes of the lesson. However, you can find all the discussed topics on the slides. Feel free to ask for clarification if necessary.

    
    
    
    

  • Video Recording - Lesson 2 (Part 1) URL
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  C Basic Syntax

  This unit introduces the notions of variables, types, assignment, evaluation, and control flow statements.

  • Slides File PDF document
  • Exercises File PDF document
  • Exercises Solutions File Archive (ZIP)
  • Video Recording - Lesson 2 (Part 2) URL
  • Video Recording - Lesson 3 (Part 1) URL
  • Video Recording - Lesson 3 (Part 2) URL
  • Video Recording - Lesson 4 (Part 1) URL
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  Functions and Libraries

  This unit presents C functions and shows how to develop and use a library.
  

  • Slides File PDF document
  • Code and Examples File Archive (ZIP)
  • Execises File PDF document
  • Exercises Solutions File Archive (ZIP)
  • Video Recording - Lesson 4 (Part 2) URL
  • Video Recording - Lesson 5 (Part 1) URL
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  Arrays, Pointers, and Strings

  • Slides File PDF document
  • Code and Examples File Archive (ZIP)
  • Video Recording - Lesson 5 (Part 2) URL
  • Video Recording - Lesson 6 (Part 1) URL
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  Streams, Dynamic Memory, and New Data Structures

  • Slides File PDF document
  • Code and Examples File Archive (ZIP)
  • Video Recording - Lesson 6 (Part 2) URL
  • Video Recording - Lesson 7 (Part 1) URL
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  Recursion, Dynamic Programming, and Abstract Data Types

  • Slides File PDF document
  • Execises File PDF document
  • Exercises Solutions File Archive (ZIP)
  • Video Recording - Lesson 7 (Part 2) URL
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  Bash Programming and Git

  • Slides File PDF document
  • Code and Examples File Archive (ZIP)
  • Learn Git Branching URL

    A git online tutorial
    

  • BASH Programming - Introduction HOW-TO URL

    An free tutorial on BASH programming
    

  • Video Recording - Lesson 8 (Part 1) URL
  • Video Recording - Lesson 8 (Part 2) URL