Engineering Problem Solving with C : International Edition.

Cover -- Contents -- 1 Engineering Problem Solving -- Crime Scene Investigation -- 1.1 Engineering in the 21[sup(st)] Century -- Recent Engineering Achievements -- Changing Engineering Environment -- 1.2 Computing Systems: Hardware and Software -- Computer Hardware -- Computer Software -- Operating Systems -- Software Tools -- Computer Languages -- Executing a Computer Program -- Software Life Cycle -- 1.3 An Engineering Problem-Solving Methodology -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Problems -- 2 Simple C Programs -- Crime Scene Investigation: Forensic Anthropology -- 2.1 Program Structure -- 2.2 Constants and Variables -- Scientific Notation -- Numeric Data Types -- Character Data -- Symbolic Constants -- 2.3 Assignment Statements -- Arithmetic Operators -- Priority of Operators -- Overflow and Underflow -- Increment and Decrement Operators -- Abbreviated Assignment Operators -- 2.4 Standard Input and Output -- Printf Function -- Scanf Function -- 2.5 Problem Solving Applied: Estimating Height from Bone Lengths -- 2.6 Numerical Technique: Linear Interpolation -- 2.7 Problem Solving Applied: Freezing Temperature of Seawater -- 2.8 Mathematical Functions -- Elementary Math Functions -- Trigonometric Functions -- Hyperbolic Functions -- 2.9 Character Functions -- Character I/O -- Character Comparisons -- 2.10 Problem Solving Applied: Velocity Computation -- 2.11 System Limitations -- Summary -- Key Terms -- C Statement Summary -- Style: Notes -- Debugging Notes -- Problems -- 3 Control Structures and Data Files -- Crime Scene Investigation: Face Recognition and Surveillance Video -- 3.1 Algorithm Development -- Top-Down Design -- Decomposition Outline -- Refinement with Pseudocode and Flowcharts -- Structured Programming -- Sequence -- Selection -- Repetition -- Evaluation of Alternative Solutions -- Error Conditions -- Generation of Test Data.

3.2 Conditional Expressions -- Relational Operators -- Logical Operators -- Precedence and Associativity -- 3.3 Selection Statements -- Simple if Statement -- If/else Statement -- Switch Statement -- 3.4 Problem Solving Applied: Face Recognition -- 3.5 Loop Structures -- While Loop -- Do/while Loop -- For Loop -- Break and continue Statements -- 3.6 Problem Solving Applied: Wave Interaction -- 3.7 Data Files -- I/O Statements -- Reading Data Files -- Specified Number of Records -- Trailer or Sentinel Signals -- End-of-File -- Generating a Data File -- 3.8 Numerical Technique: Linear Modeling* -- 3.9 Problem Solving Applied: Ozone Measurements* -- Summary -- Key Terms -- C Statement Summary -- Style: Notes -- Debugging Notes -- Problems -- 4 Modular Programming with Functions -- Crime Scene Investigation: Iris Recognition -- 4.1 Modularity -- 4.2 Programmer-Defined Functions -- Function Example -- Function Definition -- Function Prototype -- Parameter List -- Storage Class and Scope -- 4.3 Problem Solving Applied: Computing the Boundaries of the Iris -- 4.4 Problem Solving Applied: Iceberg Tracking -- 4.5 Random Numbers -- Integer Sequences -- Floating-Point Sequences -- 4.6 Problem Solving Applied: Instrumentation Reliability -- 4.7 Numerical Technique: Roots of Polynomials* -- Polynomial Roots -- Incremental-Search Technique -- 4.8 Problem Solving Applied: System Stability* -- 4.9 Macros* -- 4.10 Recursion* -- Factorial Computation -- Fibonacci Sequence -- Summary -- Key Terms -- C Statement Summary -- Style: Notes -- Debugging Notes -- Problems -- 5 Arrays and Matrices -- Crime Scene Investigation: Speech Analysis and Speech Recognition -- 5.1 One-Dimensional Arrays -- Definition and Initialization -- Computations and Output -- Function Arguments -- 5.2 Problem Solving Applied: Hurricane Categories -- 5.3 Problem Solving Applied: Molecular Weights.

5.4 Statistical Measurements -- Simple Analysis -- Maximum and Minimum -- Average -- Median -- Variance and Standard Deviation -- Custom Header File -- 5.5 Problem Solving Applied: Speech Signal Analysis -- 5.6 Sorting Algorithms -- 5.7 Search Algorithms -- Unordered List -- Ordered List -- 5.8 Two-Dimensional Arrays -- Definition and Initialization -- Computations and Output -- Function Arguments -- 5.9 Problem Solving Applied: Terrain Navigation -- 5.10 Matrices and Vectors* -- Dot Product -- Determinant -- Transpose -- Matrix Addition and Subtraction -- Matrix Multiplication -- 5.11 Numerical Technique: Solution to Simultaneous Equations* -- Graphical Interpretation -- Gauss Elimination -- 5.12 Problem Solving Applied: Electrical Circuit Analysis* -- 5.13 Higher Dimensional Arrays* -- Summary -- Key Terms -- C Statement Summary -- Style: Notes -- Debugging Notes -- Problems -- 6 Programming with Pointers -- Crime Scene Investigation:DNA Analysis -- 6.1 Addresses and Pointers -- Address Operator -- Pointer Assignment -- Address Arithmetic -- 6.2 Pointers to Array Elements -- One-Dimensional Arrays -- Two-Dimensional Arrays -- 6.3 Problem Solving Applied: E1 Ni�no-Southern Oscillation Data -- 6.4 Pointers in Function References -- 6.5 Problem Solving Applied: Seismic Event Detection -- 6.6 Character Strings -- String Definition and I/O -- String Functions -- 6.7 Problem Solving Applied: DNA Sequencing -- 6.8 Dynamic Memory Allocation* -- 6.9 A Quicksort Algorithm* -- Summary -- Key Terms -- C Statement Summary -- Style: Notes -- Debugging Notes -- Problems -- 7 Programming with Structures -- Crime Scene Investigation: Fingerprint Recognition -- 7.1 Structures -- Definition and Initialization -- Input and Output -- Computations -- 7.2 Using Functions with Structures -- Structures as Function Arguments -- Functions that Return Structures.

7.3 Problem Solving Applied: Fingerprint Analysis -- 7.4 Arrays of Structures -- 7.5 Problem Solving Applied: Tsunami Analysis -- 7.6 Dynamic Data Structures* -- Additional Dynamic Data Structures -- Circularly Linked List -- Doubly Linked List -- Stack -- Queue -- Binary Tree -- Summary -- Key Terms -- C Statement Summary -- Style: Notes -- Debugging Notes -- Problems -- 8 An Introduction to C++ -- Crime Scene Investigation: Hand Recognition -- 8.1 Object-Oriented Programming -- 8.2 C++ Program Structure -- 8.3 Input and Output -- The cout Object -- Stream Functions -- The cin Object -- Defining File Streams -- 8.4 C++ Program Examples -- Simple Computations -- Loops -- Functions, One-Dimensional Arrays, and Data Files -- 8.5 Problem Solving Applied: Hand Recognition -- 8.6 Problem Solving Applied: Surface Wind Directions -- 8.7 Classes -- Defining a Class Data Type -- Constructor Functions -- Class Operators -- 8.8 Numerical Technique: Complex Roots -- Complex Class Definition -- Complex Roots for Quadratic Equations -- Summary -- Key Terms -- C++ Statement Summary -- Style: Notes -- Debugging Notes -- Problems -- Appendices -- A: ANSI C Standard Library -- &lt -- assert.h&gt -- -- &lt -- ctype.h&gt -- -- &lt -- errno.h&gt -- -- &lt -- float.h&gt -- -- &lt -- limits.h&gt -- -- &lt -- locale.h&gt -- -- &lt -- math.h&gt -- -- &lt -- setjmp.h&gt -- -- &lt -- signal.h&gt -- -- &lt -- stdarg.h&gt -- -- &lt -- stddef.h&gt -- -- &lt -- stdio.h&gt -- -- &lt -- stdlib.h&gt -- -- &lt -- string.h&gt -- -- &lt -- time.h&gt -- -- B: ASCII Character Codes -- C: Using MATLAB to Plot Data from Text 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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E.

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This introductory-level C programming book is designed primarily for engineering students required to learn how to program. In Engineering Problem Solving with C, 4th Edition, 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 full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you will receive via email the code and instructions on how to access this product. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

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