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I have a Ti-Nspire CX CAS and would like to get some programs running on it so I really want to learn C as soon as possible.
I'd like to know if anyone would recommend any books on C programming. I want to get going on C programming but there are so many different books on it. Should I get a book or just watch tutorials? What tutorials are good?
That's a courageous choice of yours - most people give up on the closed CX CAS platform and use something more open, such as a computer, a Raspberry Pi (significantly more powerful than a Nspire but four to six times cheaper), an Ordroid-X, etc In French, the Site du Zéro tutorials can be a good source of information; I don't know which are the best English-speaking resources for learning C.
1.Start with a good tutorial, this one, for example: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/c23.htm/printable; 2. Do some simple programming (there are tons of C source code samples in the net); 3. If you don't get bored, buy a good book (scan its contents beforehand) it will help you to clear up some doubts. Here is a good and cheap (<$10) one: http://www.amazon.com/Book-C-Al-Kelley/dp/0805368604. Yeah, it looks old (1984) but so is the language (1972): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_languageLBNL, do not wait for the best choice, maybe it will never come up. So the answer to your question is: you'll need both: tutorial(s)+book(s). Good readings.
Actually, the best way to learn C is to get computer science courses at college, other than that, a good tutorial can get you started and if you learn how to read documentation and/or .h files, the sky is the limit.
Un excelente libro de C y C++ con varios ejemplos de fisicahttp://books.google.com.co/books?id=E1CMxC4KKSYC&printsec=frontcover&hl=es#v=onepage&q&f=false
// comment this next line out for TI-92+/V200 support#define USE_TI89#ifndef USE_TI89 #define USE_TI92PLUS #define USE_V200#endif#include <dialogs.h>#include <ctype.h>#include <string.h>#include <mem.h>#include <stdio.h>#include <kbd.h>#include <stdlib.h>#include <alloc.h>#include <args.h>#include <menus.h>// the minus and the negative sign have different values, though they look nearly identical#define DASH 173#ifdef USE_TI89 enum DialogConstants {DLG_WIDTH = 140, DLG_HEIGHT = 85};#else enum DialogConstants {DLG_WIDTH = 200, DLG_HEIGHT = 90};#endifenum ErrorConstants {FILEIO1,FILEIO2,FILEIO3,FILEIO4,FILEIO5,MEMERR1,MEMERR2, DATA_ERROR,DOB_ERROR,HEIGHT_ERROR,WEIGHT_ERROR};enum MenuConstants {MENU_DATA = 1000,MENU_READ,MENU_WRITE,MENU_PRINT,MENU_EXIT};const char *error[] = {"File I/O Error","Unable to Open File!", "Unable to read or write data to file", "File I/O Status","Success!", "Memory Error","Not enough free memory!", "Data Error","DOB Must be MM-DD-YYYY", "Height must be between 100 and 250 cm", "Weight must be between 35 and 180 kg"};typedef struct { char name[15]; short int height; short int weight; char dob[11];} PERSON;inline void dlgError(short int title, short int msg) { DlgMessage((char *)error[title],(char *)error[msg],BT_OK,BT_NONE);}// check for valid date of birth (MM-DD-YYYY)short int isValidDOB(const unsigned char *dob) { if (isdigit(dob[0]) && isdigit(dob[1]) && (dob[2] == '-' || dob[2] == DASH) && isdigit(dob[3]) && isdigit(dob[4]) && (dob[5] == '-' || dob[5] == DASH) && isdigit(dob[6]) && isdigit(dob[7]) && isdigit(dob[8]) && isdigit(dob[9])) { return TRUE; } return FALSE;}// check for valid height (in centimeters)short int isValidHeight(const short int height) { if (height > 100 && height < 250) { return TRUE; } return FALSE;}// check for valid weight (in kilograms)short int isValidWeight(const short int weight) { if (weight > 35 && weight < 180) { return TRUE; } return FALSE;}void initPerson(PERSON *p) { // terminate the person strings p->name[0] = 0; p->dob[0] = 0; // enter generic person information strcpy(p->name,"Dominic Silver"); strcpy(p->dob,"06-02-1972"); p->height = 190; p->weight = 87;}void formatRequestString(char *temp, PERSON *p) { // erase the buffer string memset(temp,0,34*sizeof(char)); // format the buffer string so the dialog box will have default values sprintf(temp,"%-15s%-11s%03hd %03hd",p->name,p->dob,p->height,p->weight); // add string separators temp[14] = 0; temp[25] = 0; temp[29] = 0; temp[33] = 0;}short int getData(PERSON *p, char *buffer) { HANDLE dlg = H_NULL; int done = FALSE; char *token; // create the dialog box if ((dlg = DialogNewSimple(DLG_WIDTH,DLG_HEIGHT)) != H_NULL) { // format the dialog box DialogAddTitle(dlg,"Personal Information",BT_OK,BT_NONE); DialogAddRequest(dlg,5,15,"Name:",0,14,18); DialogAddRequest(dlg,5,25,"DOB:",15,10,18); DialogAddRequest(dlg,5,35,"Height (cm):",26,3,5); DialogAddRequest(dlg,5,45,"Weight (kg):",30,3,5); while (!done) { // loop until the user presses ENTER while (DialogDo(dlg,CENTER,CENTER,buffer,NULL) != KEY_ENTER); // grab the name from the string buffer token = buffer; p->name[0] = 0; strcpy(p->name,token); // grab the DOB from the string buffer token = buffer + 15; p->dob[0] = 0; strcpy(p->dob,token); // grab the height from the string buffer token += 11; p->height = atoi(token); // grab the weight from the string buffer token += 4; p->weight = atoi(token); // we're done unless we fail one of our validity tests done = TRUE; // check for valid DOB entry (MM/DD/YYYY) if (!isValidDOB((const unsigned char *)p->dob)) { dlgError(DATA_ERROR,DOB_ERROR); done = FALSE; } // check for reasonable valid height if (!isValidHeight((const short int)p->height)) { dlgError(DATA_ERROR,HEIGHT_ERROR); done = FALSE; } // check for reasonable valid weight if (!isValidWeight((const short int)p->weight)) { dlgError(DATA_ERROR,WEIGHT_ERROR); done = FALSE; } } // free the memory used by the dialog HeapFree(dlg); } else { dlgError(MEMERR1,MEMERR2); return FALSE; } return TRUE;}short int writeData(PERSON *p) { FILE *f = NULL; short int fileio = TRUE; // open file for writing if ((f = fopen("TESTFILE","wb")) == NULL) { dlgError(FILEIO1,FILEIO2); fileio = FALSE; } else { // write structure data to the file if (fwrite(p,sizeof(PERSON),1,f) != 1) { dlgError(FILEIO1,FILEIO3); fileio = FALSE; } // append the file ID tag fputc(0,f); fputs("FIO",f); fputc(0,f); fputc(OTH_TAG,f); // close the file fclose(f); } return fileio;}short int readData(PERSON *p) { FILE *f = NULL; short int fileio = TRUE; // open file for reading in binary mode if ((f = fopen("TESTFILE","rb")) == NULL) { dlgError(FILEIO1,FILEIO2); fileio = FALSE; } else { // read data from file into PERSON structure if (fread(p,sizeof(PERSON),1,f) != 1) { dlgError(FILEIO1,FILEIO3); fileio = FALSE; } // close the file fclose(f); } return fileio;}void printData(PERSON *p) { char name[25],dob[20],height[20],weight[20]; HANDLE dlg = H_NULL; if ((dlg = DialogNewSimple(DLG_WIDTH,DLG_HEIGHT)) != H_NULL) { // create the personal information strings sprintf(name,"Name: %s",p->name); sprintf(dob,"DOB: %s",p->dob); sprintf(height,"Height: %hd cm",p->height); sprintf(weight,"Weight: %hd kg",p->weight); // format the dialog box DialogAddTitle(dlg,"Personal Information",BT_OK,BT_NONE); DialogAddText(dlg,5,15,name); DialogAddText(dlg,5,25,dob); DialogAddText(dlg,5,35,height); DialogAddText(dlg,5,45,weight); // display the dialog box DialogDo(dlg,CENTER,CENTER,NULL,NULL); HeapFree(dlg); }}void _main(void) { char buffer[34]; PERSON p; short int done = 0, option = MENU_DATA; HANDLE dlg = H_NULL, menu = H_NULL; // initialize the person structure initPerson(&p); // format the request buffer string formatRequestString(buffer,&p); if ((dlg = DialogNewSimple(DLG_WIDTH,DLG_HEIGHT)) == H_NULL) { dlgError(MEMERR1,MEMERR2); return; } if ((menu = PopupNew(NULL,0)) == H_NULL) { dlgError(MEMERR1,MEMERR2); HeapFree(dlg); return; } // create Dialog Menu PopupAddText(menu,-1,"Enter new Data",MENU_DATA); PopupAddText(menu,-1,"Read Data from File",MENU_READ); PopupAddText(menu,-1,"Save Data to File",MENU_WRITE); PopupAddText(menu,-1,"Print Information",MENU_PRINT); PopupAddText(menu,-1,"Exit",MENU_EXIT); DialogAddTitle(dlg,"Main Menu",BT_OK,BT_CANCEL); DialogAddPulldown(dlg,5,15,"Selection:",menu,0); do { if (DialogDo(dlg,CENTER,CENTER,NULL,&option) != KEY_ENTER) { option = MENU_EXIT; } switch (option) { case MENU_DATA: getData(&p,buffer); printData(&p); break; case MENU_READ: if (readData(&p)) { dlgError(FILEIO4,FILEIO5); formatRequestString(buffer,&p); printData(&p); } break; case MENU_WRITE: if (writeData(&p)) { dlgError(FILEIO4,FILEIO5); } break; case MENU_PRINT: printData(&p); break; case MENU_EXIT: done = TRUE; break; } } while (!done); // free the memory used by the dialog box and selector menu HeapFree(menu); HeapFree(dlg);}
Is Technoplaza any good for Nspire stuff? http://www.technoplaza.net/It's a TI-89/92+/v200 tutorial to program in C, but it's very old.
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