Programming for Problem Solving
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The official GTU curriculum for Programming for Problem Solving (subject code BE01000121) as prescribed for Manufacturing · Semester 1 divides the course into 10 units, covering 33 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE01000121)Unit 1 Introduction to Programming
- Basics of Computers: Overview of computer systems
- hardware, and software. Introduction to Programming Languages: Types of programming languages
- language translators (compilers
- interpreters). Flowcharts and Algorithms: Basics of creating flowcharts and writing algorithms for problem-solving
Unit 2 Basics of C Programming
- Structure of a Program: Basic syntax
- semantics, and structure of C programs. Data Types and Variables: Primitive data types
- variables, and constants. Operators: Arithmetic
- bitwise, and assignment operators
Unit 3 Control Structures
- Conditional Statements: if, if-else
- nested if-else
- switch-case. Loops: for, while
- do-while loops. Break and Continue Statements: Usage in loop control
Unit 4 Functions and Modular Programming
- Defining Functions: Syntax
- return types, and parameter passing. Library Functions: Standard library functions and header files (for C). Recursion: Basic concepts and examples
Unit 5 Arrays and Strings
- Arrays: One-dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays
- array operations
- Program Name: Engineering Level: Degree Branch: ALL Course / Subject Code: BE01000121 Course / Subject Name: Programming for Problem Solving Strings: String handling functions
- basic string operations
Unit 6 Pointers
- Pointers: Basics of pointers
- pointer arithmetic
- pointers and arrays
- pointers to functions (for C)
Unit 7 Structures and Unions
- Structures: Defining and using structures
- array of structures
- pointer tostructures. Unions: Basics and usage
Unit 8 File Handling
- File Operations: Opening
- writing files. File Pointers: File pointers and basic file operations (for C)
Unit 9 Dynamic Memory Allocation
- Memory Allocation: malloc
- realloc, and free functions
- Usage and examples
Unit 10 Debugging and Testing
- Debugging Techniques: Common debugging practices
- use of debugging tools. Testing: Writing test cases
- unit testing