An In-Depth Understanding of Memory and Pointers in C

An In-Depth Understanding of Memory and Pointers in C

The course will cover everything from basic information about pointers & memory to data structures implementation using pointers and their advanced usage.

Beginner

106 Lessons

20h

Certificate of Completion

The course will cover everything from basic information about pointers & memory to data structures implementation using pointers and their advanced usage.

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This course includes

3 Projects
2 Assessments
197 Playgrounds
21 Challenges
19 Quizzes

This course includes

3 Projects
2 Assessments
197 Playgrounds
21 Challenges
19 Quizzes

Course Overview

This course is intended to thoroughly understand pointers in C and low-level memory operations. It introduces the fundamentals of pointers and memory in C using a step-by-step approach to basic and advanced concepts. This course is divided into several sections. It starts with memory and pointers, and the common errors associated with them. Next, you will get a comprehensive overview of C pointers, including memory management, arrays, strings, functions, complex declarations, dynamic memory, structures, an...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Pointers

Lifetime And Memory Management

Os Fundamentals

Linked List

Binary Search Tree

Structures

Stack

Arrays

Strings

Generics

Pointer Arithmetic

Dynamic Memory Allocations

Heap

What You'll Learn

A working knowledge of the C language

An understanding of memory layers and their inner workings

The ability to write code using pointers efficiently

Mastery of crucial data structures, such as linked lists and binary search trees

An understanding of how to prepare for C language job interviews

What You'll Learn

A working knowledge of the C language

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Course Content

1.

Introduction

2.

Stack and Local Memory

3.

Passing Arguments to Functions

4.

Pointer Arithmetic Basics

5.

Pointers and Arrays

6.

Pointers and Strings

7 Lessons

7.

Pointers and Functions

6 Lessons

8.

Complex Pointer Declarations

4 Lessons

Assessment 1

Assessment

9.

Heap and Dynamic Memory

12 Lessons

10.

Structures

8 Lessons

11.

Practicing Everything with Linked Lists

7 Lessons

Assessment 2

Assessment

12.

Genericity Using Void Pointers

7 Lessons

13.

Advanced Memory Manipulation

6 Lessons

14.

Project Prep: Binary Search Trees

11 Lessons

Efficiently Processing Temperature Samples

Project

Efficient Dictionary

Project

Efficiently Processing Employee Records

Project

15.

Conclusion

6 Lessons

Course Author

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