Outline for May 16, 2025

Reading: C Notes text §20, 29, 51; zyBooks text §2.19, 5.12
Assignments: Homework #3, due May 16, 2025

1. Sorting [qsort1.c, qsort2.c, qsort3.c, qsort4.c]
   void qsort(void base, size_t num, size_t size, int (*cmp)(const void *, const void *))

2. item Random and pseudorandom number generation
   1. Pseudorandom numbers vs. random numbers
   2. Pseudorandom number generators rand, random [prand1.c, prand2.c]
   3. Seeding a pseudorandom number generator [prand1.c, prand2.c]
   4. Obtaining random numbers [getrandom.c]

3. String functions [strings.c]

4. Copy, compare sequential bytes in memory [mem.c]

5. Buffer overflow on the stack [bad2.c]

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