KEY BENEFIT: This introductory programming book uses C to provide a balanced approach to program development and an introduction to ANSI C. Pointers are introduced gradually. KEY TOPICS: CS as a Career Path; Overview of Computers and Programming; Overview of C; Top-Down Design with Functions; Selection Structures: if and switch Statements; Repetition and Loop Statements; Modular Programming; Simple Data Types; Arrays; Strings; Recursion; Structure and Union Types; Text and Binary File Processing; Programming in the Large; Dynamic Data Structures; Multiprocessing Using Processes and Threads; On to C++. MARKET: Ideal for anyone seeking an introduction to the C programming language.