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Topic 1 - Getting Started
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We begin our study of C programming by introducing basic concept of computer
programming and then with a quick survey of the C language.  The intent is to
introduce most of the important concepts and terms so that they may be
referenced later.  Most of the material in this first topic is covered in more
detail later.

By the end of Topic 1, you should be able write a simple program and be
familiar with the fundamental concepts of computer programming using the C
language.

.. warning::

   This topic covers a great deal of material.  **DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED** if
   you do not master all of the material.  The material will also be covered
   later, in a slower manner.

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   **Contents:**

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   process
   tools
   IDE
   MSvs
   unix_tools
   first_prog
   variables
   IO
   control
   functions
   arrays
   strings
   file_IO
   develop