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Programming Basics

Basic concepts of computer programming are introduced starting with the notion of an algorithm. Emphasis is on developing the ability to write programs to solve practical computational problems.

Topics include:

- Algorithms

- Elements of C/C++ programming languages

- Basic data types

- Sequential and conditional execution

- Iterative solutions

- Arrays, matrices and their applications

- Functions

- Sorting and searching

- Elements of string processing

- Introduction to pointers

- Basics of Software Engineering

- Structures

- File Processing

Participants will get to read and understand many sample programs, and will have to write several on their own. This course deals with procedural programming, and attempts to inculcate good programming practices in a novice programmer.