Noel Kalicharan - Advanced Topics in C: Core Concepts in Data Structures

Advanced Topics in C

Core Concepts in Data Structures

Noel Kalicharan

Advanced Topics in C: Core Concepts in Data Structures

Copyright 2013 by Noel Kalicharan

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To Harry Ramnarine, a remarkably gifted man who, I believe,
has come closest to unlocking the secrets of the universe
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this book may never have been written.

Contents at a Glance

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About the Author

Dr. Noel Kalicharan is a senior lecturer in computer science at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in St. Augustine, Trinidad. For more than 36 years, he has taught programming courses to people at all levels, from children to senior citizens. He has been teaching algorithms and programming, among other things, at UWI since 1976.

In 1988, he developed and hosted a 26-program television series entitled Computers: Bit by Bit. This series taught computer literacy and programming to the general public. He is always looking for innovative ways to teach logical thinking skills, which go hand in hand with programming skills. His efforts resulted in two games BrainStorm! and Not Just Luckwhich won him the Prime Ministers Award for Invention and Innovation in 2000 and 2002, respectively.

He has written 16 computing books and is a computer science author for Cambridge University Press, which published his international successes, Introduction to Computer Studies and C by Example. The C book has received glowing reviews from readers from diverse countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, and Scotland. Many rate it as having the best treatment of pointers, one of the more difficult C topics to master.