Agenda

Commenting Inputting Data from Keyboard (scanf) Arithmetic Operators

( ) * / + - % Order of Operations Mixing Different Numeric Data Types

Formatting of numbers (printf)

Commenting

Commenting your source code is very important: Comments help user identify sections of a large

program. Comments help others understand structure of

program and how program operates. A some point, you will be required to read

someone else’s C programming code!

Commenting

All comments within C source code must begin with /* symbol and end with */ symbol.

Examples: /* This is a comment */

/* This is a comment over 2 lines */

Inputting Data from Keyboard

So far, we have only stored data in variables and displayed data, but a computer program should allow for data to be inputted (for example: the keyboard).

The scanf command is used in C to input data from the keyboard to be stored as a variable in the computer’s internal memory

Example of Program with scanf

#include <stdio.h> main () { int age; printf (“Please enter your age: ”); scanf (“%d”, &age); printf (“you are %d years old.\n”, age); }

You need to initializea variable in order tostore inputted data

Example of Program with scanf

#include <stdio.h> main () { int age; printf (“Please enter your age: ”); scanf (“%d”, &age); printf (“you are %d years old.\n”, age); }

A printf command is used to prompt user to enter data (note no newline!)

Example of Program with scanf

#include <stdio.h> main () { int age; printf (“Please enter your age: ”); scanf (“%d”, &age); printf (“you are %d years old.\n”, age); }

Since printf statement doesNOT move down one line,provide a space for appearance

Example of Program with scanf

#include <stdio.h> main () { int age; printf (“Please enter your age: ”); scanf (“%d”, &age); printf (“you are %d years old.\n”, age); }

A format specifier is used to indicate the numeric data type. In this case “%d” represents an integer.

Example of Program with scanf

#include <stdio.h> main () { int age; printf (“Please enter your age: ”); scanf (“%d”, &age); printf (“you are %d years old.\n”, age); }

&age indicates the locationin the computer’s internal memory that will hold inputted data

Example of Program with scanf

#include <stdio.h> main () { int age; printf (“Please enter your age: ”); scanf (“%d”, &age); printf (“you are %d years old.\n”, age); }

The format specifier is used to represent the value of the variable age in the display.

In Class Exercise

Write a C program to read your height (in centimeters - no decimals) and store in a variable called “height” and display the message:My height is x centimeters!(where x represents your height)

Arithmetic Operators

Now that numerical data can be stored in variables, we can perform mathematical calculations to convert data into information.

Arithmetic Operators include: Multiplication (*), Division (/), Modulus (%) Addition (+) and Subtraction (-)

Arithmetic Operators

Modulus (%) is used only with integers to determine the remainder of a number (e.g.. Examples:

7 % 3 = 4

20 % 3 = 2(How the ##?@@!! did you get that?!?)

Arithmetic Order of Operations

To avoid arithmetical errors, it is important to understand in what order the computer perform math calculations:

First: calculations in brackets ( ) Second: multiplication, division, modulus

(in order of appearance) Third: addition & subtraction

(in order of appearance)

In Class Exercise

Calculate the results of the following expressions as if you were the computer: 3 * 4 / 2 = 5 + 2 * 10 / 2 = (7 - 3) / 2 = 2 + ((15 / 3) * 7) = 4 % 2 = 100 % 33 = 7 + 23 % 16 =

Mixing Different Numeric Data Types

The type of numeric data type may have significant results on the outcome of a calculation!

You should choose the right numerical data type for the variable to prevent mathematical errors which would cause errors in your program!

Mixing Different Numeric Data Types

The following chart displays what data type to initialize for storing math result: Double: When performing math on just doubles, both

integers & doubles, or dividing two integers (otherwise, decimal values get “cut-off” or truncated)

Integer: Multiplying, adding, subtracting, or modulus of integers.

Note: Due to advancement of PC’s you are encouraged to use doubles instead of floats

In Class Exercise

What would be the best numerical data type for the following variables that store these calculations? (note: variables x & y are integers and variables a & b are doubles)

x + y + 1 x / (y + 3) x + a - b a * x + y / b

Formatting Numbers with printf

How do we make display of numbers look nice (“line –up”)?

To display the variable cars (which is a double)as currency ($ xx.xx):

printf (“The sales amount is: $ %.2lf\n”, cars);

%.2 lf tells printf to display only 2 decimal place for the variable (which is a double)

In Class Exercise

– Write a program called minute_convert to prompt for and store the total number of minutes (assume the total number of minutes is greater than 60). Convert the number of minutes into hours and minutes.

E.g.– 120 minutes is the same as 2 hour(s) and 0 minutes.– 75 minutes is the same as 1 hour(s) at 15 minutes.