Perfect 👍 Let’s now create a Teaching Guide version of the C programming notes.
This version will be:
Narrative and simple (to explain in class directly).
Conceptwise (so each lecture has a clear focus).
Includes small blackboard examples + code snippets.
Compact enough to use for classroom delivery, but complete enough for students.
🏫 Teaching Guide – Introduction to C
Programming (1st Semester)
Module 1 – Flowcharts, Algorithms, and Basics of C
🔹 Concept: Algorithm – step-by-step instructions to solve a problem.
Example: Algorithm to add two numbers → Read numbers → Add → Print result →
Stop.
🔹 Concept: Flowchart – visual representation of an algorithm.
Oval = Start/Stop, Rectangle = Process, Diamond = Decision, Parallelogram =
Input/Output.
✍️Board Example: Draw flowchart for adding two numbers.
🔹 Concept: History of C – developed by Dennis Ritchie (1972) at Bell Labs. Portable,
structured, middle-level.
🔹 Concept: Structure of a C program.
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int a, b, sum;
printf("Enter two numbers: ");
scanf("%d %d", &a, &b);
sum = a + b;
printf("Sum = %d", sum);
return 0;
}
🔹 Concept: Constants & Variables.
Variable = named memory location.
Constant = fixed value (#define PI 3.14159).
🔹 Concept: Data types – int, float, double, char.
🔹 Concept: Input/Output functions.
printf("%d", x); → Output
scanf("%d", &x); → Input
📌 Class Exercise: Program to convert Celsius → Fahrenheit.
Module 2 – Operators, Decision Making, and Looping
🔹 Concept: Operators.
Arithmetic: + - * / %
Relational: < > <= >= == !=
Logical: && || !
Assignment: = += -=
Increment/Decrement: ++ --
Conditional (Ternary): (a>b)?a:b
🔹 Concept: Decision-making statements.
If, if-else, nested if, else-if ladder, switch, goto.
✍️Board Example:
Program to check if marks ≥ 35 → Pass else Fail.
🔹 Concept: Looping.
While loop (entry controlled).
Do-while loop (exit controlled, executes at least once).
For loop (compact form).
✍️Board Example: Print multiplication table of a number using for loop.
📌 Class Exercise: Program to check whether a number is prime.
Module 3 – Arrays and Strings
🔹 Concept: Array – collection of same type elements stored in contiguous memory.
1D Array: int marks[5] = {10,20,30,40,50};
2D Array (matrix): int mat[3][3];
✍️Board Example: Program to find transpose of a 3×3 matrix.
🔹 Concept: Strings – array of characters ending with \0.
Declaration: char name[20] = "Hello";
Input: scanf("%s", name);
Output: printf("%s", name);
🔹 Concept: String operations (from <string.h>).
strlen(s), strcpy(s1,s2), strcat(s1,s2), strcmp(s1,s2).
✍️Board Example: Program to concatenate two strings.
📌 Class Exercise: Compare two strings entered by the user.
Module 4 – User-Defined Functions
🔹 Concept: Function – block of code to perform a task.
🔹 Parts of a function:
Declaration (prototype).
Definition (body).
Call (invocation).
🔹 Types of functions:
1. No arguments, no return.
2. Arguments, no return.
3. No arguments, return value.
4. Arguments and return value.
✍️Board Example: Function to return square of a number.
📌 Class Exercise: Program to calculate factorial using a function.
Module 5 – Structures and Pointers
🔹 Concept: Structure – user-defined datatype combining different types.
struct Employee {
int id;
char name[30];
float salary;
};
Access members using dot (e1.salary).
Copying and array of structures allowed.
✍️Board Example: Program to display employee with higher salary.
🔹 Concept: Pointers – variables that store addresses.
int a=10, *p;
p=&a;
printf("%d", *p); // prints 10
🔹 Concept: Pointer arithmetic.
p+1 → next memory location.
🔹 Concept: Pointers with structures.
Access with arrow operator (ptr->id).
📌 Class Exercise: Program to add two numbers using pointers.
✅ Teaching Strategy
Begin each concept with real-world motivation (e.g., arrays for storing student marks).
Draw flowcharts or memory diagrams on the board.
Use short programs for illustration (easy to run in lab).
Give small exercises at the end of each class.
👉 Archana, this Teaching Guide version is ready to use directly for lectures and lab support.
Would you like me to also make a 1-page quick revision chart (keywords + syntax + examples)
that you or students can use just before exams?
