Dynamic Memory Allocation: Basics and Examples

This lecture covers the fundamentals of dynamic memory allocation in C, focusing on the differences between stack and heap memory, the advantages and limitations of each, and the steps to properly manage dynamically allocated memory. The instructor explains the use of helper functions like malloc, calloc, realloc, and free, and provides examples of dynamically growing arrays and array of structures. The lecture emphasizes the importance of allocating and freeing memory space correctly to prevent memory leaks and optimize memory usage.