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Most C books teach syntax. This one teaches thinking.

The same methodology used to certify aircraft flight controls and pacemakers — applied to learning C from the ground up. Not because you'll build a pacemaker, but because the discipline makes you a better programmer.

The approach: MATH → STRUCT → CODE → TEST

Before writing a single line, you'll define the mathematical properties your code must satisfy. Then design data structures that enforce those properties. Then implement. Then verify.

This isn't academic exercise. It's how safety-critical systems are actually built.

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