This introductory-level C programming book is designed primarily for engineering students required to learn how to program.
In Engineering Problem Solving with C, 4e, best-selling author, Delores Etter, uses real-world engineering and scientific examples and problems throughout the text. Solutions to the problems are developed using the language C and the author's signature five-step problem solving process. Since learning any new skill requires practice at a number of different levels of difficulty, four types of exercises are presented to develop problem-solving skills - Practice! problems, Modify! problems, Short-Answer problems, and Programming problems. The author's clear and precise style creates a highly accessible and readable text for students of all levels.
The new theme for this edition is crime scene investigation (CSI). Learning about the technology behind crime scene investigation is not only interesting to students, but it provides a number of problems to develop for C program solutions.
Key Features - Five Step Problem Solving Process - Reinforces the development of problem-solving skills.
- Engineering and Scientific Applications - incorporates real-world engineering and scientific examples and problems throughout the text.
- Optional Numerical Techniques - includes techniques such as interpolation, linear modeling, root finding, and solutions to simultaneous equations.
- Pointers and Structures - covers pointers and structures with a number of examples including dynamic memory allocation and linked lists.
- Introduction to C++ - introduces students to object-oriented programming.
- Non-technical Skills - presents some of the non-technical skills and capabilities needed by engineers in the 21st century.
New To This Edition
- The new theme for this edition is crime scene investigation (CSI). Learning about the technology behind crime scene investigation is not only interesting to students, but it provides a number of problems for which we can develop C program solutions.
- Section 1.2 has been rewritten to include discussions on current topics such as cloud computing and kernels.
- A new four-color insert has been added to define an important area of crime scene investigation — biometrics: Biometrics is a term used to describe the physical or behavioral characteristics that can be used to identify a person. The insert includes discussions on fingerprints, face recognition, iris recognition, DNA, and speech recognition.
- Each chapter begins with a photo and a related discussion on a technology used in crime scene investigation. Then, within each chapter after Chapter 1, a related application section has been added so that in addition to learning all the key features of C, you will also learn about forensic anthropology, face recognition and surveillance video, iris recognition, speech analysis and speech recognition, DNA analysis, fingerprint recognition, and hand recognition. In these application sections we will develop a C solution to a problem related to the crime scene technology.
- New Modify! problems have been added to each new applications.
- The material in Chapter 8 on C++ has been updated to reflect the new C++ standards.
Table of Contents
- 1 Engineering Problem Solving
- 2 Simple C Programs
- 3 Control Structures and Data Files
- 4 Modular Programming with Functions
- 5 Arrays and Matrices
- 6 Programming with Pointers
- 7 Programming with Structures
- 8 An Introduction to C++
- Appendix A ANSI C Standard Library
- Appendix B ASCII Character Codes
- Appendix C Using MATLAB to Plot Data from ASCII Files
- Complete Solutions to Practice! Problems
- Selected Solutions to Modify! Problems
- Complete Solutions to End-of-Chapter Short-Answer Problems
- Selected Solutions to End-of-Chapter Programming Problems
- Glossary
- Index
About the Author
Dr. Delores M. Etter joined the Electrical Engineering faculty at Southern Methodist University (SMU) on June 2, 2008. She holds the Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education, and is the Director of the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education. Dr. Etter holds a joint appointment in the Computer Science Department, and is a Senior Fellow of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies. Her research interests include digital signal processing and biometric signal processing, with an emphasis on identification using iris recognition. She has also written a number of textbooks on computer languages and software engineering.
Dr. Etter previously held the Office of Naval Research Distinguished Chair in the Electrical/Computer Engineering Department at the United States Naval Academy where she was a faculty member from 2001 to 2008. She was formerly a member of the Electrical /Computer Engineering Departments at the University of Colorado, Boulder (1990-98), and at the University of New Mexico (1980-89). She was also a Visiting Professor in the Information Systems Laboratory at Stanford University in 1983-84.
Dr. Etter has held two senior executive positions in the Department of Defense. As Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition from Nov 2005 through Nov 2007, Dr. Etter was the Senior Acquisition Executive for the Navy and the Marine Corps. She was also the Senior Acquisition Executive for several Joint programs, including the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP). From June 1998 through July 2001, Dr. Etter served as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology. In that position, she was responsible for Defense Science and Technology strategic planning, budget allocation, and program execution and evaluation for the DoD Science and Technology Program.
Dr. Etter is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. She is also a former member of the National Science Board and the Defense Science Board. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Dr. Etter has received many national awards and honors. She has also received the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, the Secretary of Defense Outstanding Public Service Medal, and the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal.
Book Details
- Paperback: 528 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (March 24, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0136085318
- ISBN-13: 978-0136085317
List Price: $119.00