Outline for April 11, 2024

Reading: zyBooks text §6.1–6.8
Due: Homework #1, due April 18, 2024

1. Functions in C
   1. Parameters: pass (or call) by value
   2. Arguments: instantiations of parameters matched in order
   3. Return values
   4. Scope: local variables [scope.c]
   5. Show the program stack and how it relates to functions

2. Pointers and indirection
   1. A pointer is an address
   2. Declarations
   3. Address (&), dereference (*) operators
   4. Indirect references

3. More on functions in C
   1. Parameters: pass (or call) by reference (also called output parameters)
   2. Example: swap function — exchange values of two variables (swap.c)
   3. Scope: local variables (scope.c)

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ECS 36A, Programming & Problem Solving Version of April 18, 2024 at 9:27PM

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