C AND UNIX: TOOLS FOR SOFTWARE DESIGN

Martin L Barrett, East Tennessee State University
Clifford H. Wagner, Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
ISBN: 0-471-30927-3, 430 Pages, Paper, 1996

Description:

Some things just naturally fit together. Such is the case for C and UNIX. These software tools have been developed in tandem and they work well together. Wagner and Barrett is the first truly integrated text that treats the coverage of C and UNIX in parallel. This approach will enable students to write more powerful and efficient programs.

Replete with realistic programming problems designed for individual and team work, this new text emphasizes software design throughout. Designed for a one-semester freshman/sophomore course in intro to computer science, intro to programming, or operating systems where C and UNIX are introduced. It is also appropriate for non-majors who have some programming experience, but in no specific language.

Features:

• Introduces the essentials of C and UNIX concurrently to encourage readers to use them together to write more powerful and efficient programs.

• Covers UNIX from a user's point of view, focusing on tools needed for software development. The UNIX material is self contained and may be skipped if preferred.

• Emphasizes software design throughout to develop good programming habits. See chapters 6 and 11 and the sections on the design of tables and data encapsulation (Ch. 9) and Abstract Data Types (Ch. 14).

• Confronts design issues and the imprecision of real life situations by presenting less fully developed programming problems as the text progresses.

• Realistic programming problems focus on scientific problems and applied mathematics rather than theoretical details. Some are suitable for team projects.

• Concentrates on ANSI C with references to distinctions that must be made when using other versions of C.

• Concentrates on developing the C shell version of UNIX, with occasional references to the Bourne shell.

• Includes a thorough discussion of both elementary and advanced features of vi editor, enabling students to write programs more easily (Ch. 2).

• Study tools include command review, review problems, programming problems, and UNIX tutorials.

Supplements:

• Instructor's Manual
  0-471-
  Written by text authors, contains answers to nearly all review problems and a sample syllabus for a one-semester course.