List of Topics (By Week):

1. The C compilation model: Preprocessor, C compiler, some useful
  compiler options, using libraries, UNIX library functions

2. C program structure: Types, precision, constants, variables, simple
  I/O, arithmetic operations, comparison operators, logical operators,
  order of precedence

3. Representation and Control Flow: Underlying binary representation,
  bitwise operations, sizeof(), if-then-else, ? operator, switch, for,
  while, do-while, break, continue, nesting, lexical blocks

4. Functions: Function definitions, scope, static modifier, register
  modifier, Void functions, functions and arrays, function
  prototyping, Header files, preprocessor macros #define, #undef,
  #include, #if, preprocessor compiler control, other preprocessor
  commands

5. Arrays and strings

6. Software Engineering: Design, testing

7. Pointers: Pointers and functions, pointers and arrays, arrays of
  pointers, multidimensional arrays and pointers, static
  initialization of pointer arrays, pointers and structures, common
  pointer pitfalls, pointers to pointers, command line input, pointers
  to a function

8. Dynamic memory allocation: Malloc(), free(), word-alignment,
  structures

9. Dynamic structures and further data types: Unions, bit fields,
  coercion or type-casting, enumerated types, Lists, trees

10. Streams: Predefined streams, redirection, formatted I/O

11. File access and directory system calls: Directory handling
  functions, file manipulation routines, creating temporary files

12. C, UNIX, and standard libraries: Integer functions, random
  numbers, string conversion, searching and sorting, mathematics
  Makefiles, header files, advantages of using several files, how to
  divide a program between several files, organization of data in each
  file

13. Processes and threads: Running UNIX commands from C, exec
  functions, fork(), wait(), exit(), interprocess communication (IPC),
  pipes, [message queues, semaphores, shared memory]*

14. Interrupts and signals: [interrupts and signals, sockets,
  synchronization]*

15. Features of C++: * Function overloading, classes and objects, data
  members, member functions, constructor functions, default
  constructor functions, destructor functions, member function
  prototypes, member function default arguments, inheritance, friend
  functions and classes, overloaded member functions, virtual
  functions, class scope, ``this'' pointer, object instantiation,
  access specifiers private and public, encapsulation, information
  hiding, private data members, public member functions, private
  member functions, array of class objects

* - Only a subset of the topics for the last three weeks can be
  expected to be covered with predominantly second semester students.