Problem Solving and Program Design in C, Fourth Edition provides beginning programmers with a disciplined approach to solving problems using the C programming language. It provides a broad selection of case studies and exercises that are appealing to students in many disciplines. Throughout the last three editions, students using this best-selling book have developed a strong understanding of program design and C.

Students focus on basic issues of software engineering and good programming style right from the beginning. As they progress through the text, they learn to implement fundamental data structures such as lists, stacks, queues, and trees in a language that fosters their understanding of stack- and heap-dynamic memory allocation and programmer-controlled pointers.