Applications Programming in ANSI C (3rd Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Richard Johnsonbaugh, Martin Kalin
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 875
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 1.3
ISBN: 0023611413
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9780023611414
ASIN: 0023611413
Publication Date: December 26, 1996
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The introductory text to applications programming in ANSI C assumes no prior programming experience in C or any other language. Sample applications allow students to see the development of a complete C program. This edition includes a chapter on computer systems and program development to provide background for readers with no programming experience, and a chapter on advanced topics. Over 700 new section review exercises are presented, as well as more than 200 programming exercises.
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 Prompt service, pretty good condition August 31, 2008
Michael S. Bentley
I received this product quickly and with no hassles. The book has some wear, but as far as I'm concerned, that's not what's important. Everything is completely readable and usable. No service received that was not expected, so I give a 4 stars.
 best C book I have ever seen October 7, 2006
a serious reader
I have been teaching computer science classes for 18 years and have also professionally reviewed and edited about 20 textbooks during this period. This is the most thorough and accurate C textbook I have ever seen. It is not written at an "easy" level. The style is clearly for computer science majors, professionals, and others who are serious about programming. If you want a book with that in mind, that is extremely accurate and covers everything you may want to know with excellent, real-world, and high-level, non-trivial application examples, then you cannot find a better book than this.
tough read - book won't program for you January 13, 2006
Patrick (Mass, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For those that had a tough time with this book, I can certainly understand. I had no prior programming experience in C or any other medium to high level language prior to this course.
My title is obviously misleading and I found this book to be amazing... after I read it for the second time. That's right - in one semester I read it three times in total and later went on to scan through it for an approximate 3.6 times reading through it.
My first time reading it I said, "..you've got to be kidding.., this isn't a book.. it's a paperweight from an unknown galaxy..". I did my best to stay optimistic as I had a great teacher who pushed us to excel... teachers do make a difference as Im sure most of you know. So I went back and this time took longer to read it, did the example programs in each chapter and walked through each one step by step til I had migraines... I also attempted the programming questions( not the harder exercises ), and kept a log book of each chapters questions so as to grade myself. It was after reading it this time around that I had come to understand what was going on... which is hard to explain in words. It's the "aha!" and, "that's it!" realization you all of a sudden get. The third time I quickly scanned through the worked example programs again... and attempted the exercises which are extremely difficult and you have to use your own discretion as there's no answers to them in the back of the book. Needless to say I did not do as many I wish I could. The fourth scan through was for tests preparation.
I think what I'm trying to convey here is that this book is not going to do the programming and learning for you. You can't pick up this book/course/science and expect to know how to do it... unless you're a phenom in the minority. It's an applied field, you need to get your hands dirty and slam that keyboard. Who knows, it might only take you two times through the book. When you come out of the course and know you put in a valid and sincere effort, you'll look back with amazement at how far you've come. Anybody can do this. You can't do this if you don't want to. You can't do this if you don't apply yourself. This is isn't policical science, sociology or criminal justice where you get to talk alot and not do alot. In this field, you talk less and actually do alot. I think you get the picture.
In hindsight, after about the second or third read I realized this book was actually written well and organized appropriately but you can't expect to understand it if you don't make the effort. This book has no fluff, this book is all business.. after recieving a practically new book, and putting in through the ringer, the book is 65% marked up, heavily marked with blue and red pens and yellow highlights, pages falling out and binding broken. You can't take it lightly, it's not a 'for dummies' book, but the 'dummy' can do it if given the time, motivation, and will to succeed. You can do it.
Applications Programming in ANSI C September 6, 2005
Walter Blanco
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book was in amazingly great shape eventhogh the price was very low. the transaction was fast and so the shipping.
Very pleased and happy with my deal.
 This book... September 9, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am taking a community college class in which this book is the main textbook used. We are less than a month into the course, and I can tell it will be somewhat of a bear. I understand that the C Programming Language is not a trivial thing to learn, taking years to fully master, but with books like this, I can see why. The book begins its preface stating that it "assumes no prior programming experience in C or any other language", yet after reading perhaps six pages of the introduction, we find ourselves knee-deep in hexadecimal explanations of internal represen-tations and binary two's complement integer conversions. Which emphasizes one of my sticky points with this book: the overemphasis on clever, higher math tricks while at the same time using confusing, logically bewildering code with your occasional typo. Some of the examples this book choses to use are just plain brutal, which I simply skipped over until I found something written by a human for humans. Compounding all of this is the underlying attitude that a beginning computer science student ought to be familiar with all this high-brow stuff, and if not, then you're probably a lowly undergrad. It's not that the book is worthless, it's more like it's an ego trip that some mathematically savvy C professor wrote who isn't interested in TEACHING what he knows, just demonstrating in an obscure way that he knows a lot. Fortunately, I had previously worked through a few C tutorials on my own and read other less-mathematically-laden introductions to the language before I took this class with this book. Otherwise, my situation would have been even worse. So, if you are considering taking a college class in which this is your main book, or you are considering buying this book, be prepared to buy another book for background/additional explanations of obscure points this book glosses over, or simply for better examples. I found the Dummies series (hate the name, but the content is good) helpful, but what works for your particular learning style may be different. Good luck, and GodSpeed.
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