这是一本介绍用C语言进行计算机编程的经典教材。通过大量的实例和练习,本书系统介绍了C语言编程中涉及的输入输出、条件选择、循环、函数、数组、字符串、数据类型、宏、指针、动态数据结构、库函数等基本内容,使读者在学习之后就能很快掌握C语言编程的精髓。本书还对面向对象的C++编程技术进行了介绍,书中对计算机软件硬件发展历史的回顾同样是这一版本的特色之一。书中**章都附有大量习题,附录还列出了主要习题的答案。
本书结构合理,内容深入浅出,适合用做高等学校本科和专科教材,也适合初学编程的自学者。

Part 1 Fundamentals
Chapte 1 Introduciton to Computer Programming
1.1 history and hardware
1.2 programming languages
1.3 algorihms
1.4 the software development process
1.5 case study:design and development
1.6 common programming errors
1.7 chapter summary
1.8 chapter appendix:numerical storage codes
Chapter 2 Getting Started in C Programming
2.1 introduction to c programming
2.2 programming style
2.3 data types
2.4 arithmetic operations
2.5 variables and declarations
2.6 case study :temperature conversion
2.7 programming and compile errors
2.8 chapter summary
2.9 chapter supplement:memory allocation
Chapter 3 Processing and Interactive Imput
3.1 assignment
3.2 mathematical library functions
3.3 interactive input
3.4 formatted output
3.5 symbolic constants
3.6 case study:interactive input
3.7 common programming and compiler errors
3.8 chapter summary
3.9 chapter supplement:introduction to abstraction
Part 2 Flow of Control
Chapter 4 Selection
Chapter 5 Repetition
Chapter 6 Modularity Using Functions: Part 1
Chapter 7 Modularity Using Functions: Part 2
Part 3 Completing the Basic
Chapter 8 Arrays
Chapter 9 Character Strings
Chapter 10 Data Files
Part 4 Additional Topics
Chapter 11 Arrays, Addresses, and Pointers
Chapter 12 Structures
Chapter 13 Dynamic Data Structures
Chapter 14 Additional Capabilities
Chapter 15 A Brief Introduction to C++
Appendix A Operator Precedence Table
Appendix B ASCII Character Codes
Appendix C The Standard C Library
Appendix D Input, Output, and Standard Error Redirection
Appendix E Floating-Point Number Storage
Appendix F Creating a Personal Library
Appendix G Solutions to Short Answer Questions