Advanced C Programming – Detailed Course Outline

Section 1 - Getting Started 

• C Refresher
• Bitwise Operators and Expressions
• Unions
• Non-local Control Transfers
• Memory to Memory Conversions

Section 2 - C's Run Time Environment

• Text, Stack, Data, Heap
• Stack Frames
• Pointers to Functions
• Recursive Functions
• Dynamic Storage Allocation

Section 3 - Arrays and Pointers

• Multi-Dimensional Arrays
• Pointers vs. Arrays
• Compact Pointer Expressions
• Efficiency Techniques
• Multi-Dimensional Arrays at Run Time
• Functions with Varying Arguments

Section 4 - A Closer Look at C

• Sequence Guarantee Points
• Right-Left Rule
• Lvalues in Expressions
• Fast Array Transfers

Section 5 - C Debugging Techniques

• Embedded Test Drivers
• Assertions
• Customized Memory Allocators
• Selective Debug Prints