======Part 3======

=====Entries=====
====Entry 1: November 20, 2012====

At this point I'm nearly done with bignum, all that is needed is the multiplication function along with some minor tweaking. I hope to complete it before the end of break.
====Entry 2: November 24, 2012====

Today I've looked into some extensive research:([[http://math.berkeley.edu/~jakub/pdf/kominiarczuk2004.pdf]]) regarding tin-can phones.
In order to receive higher quality connection I propose we build a box apparatus around our speaker and microphone setups. Also, the fishing line will most likely produce the greatest result with identical plastic cups rather than cans due to their membranes ability to vibrate easily. Finally the tension. Section D discuses frequency of waves in relation to tension. Essentially, to tight is just as bad as too loose. (that's what he said.) 

I hope we can put this information to use on Tuesday Dec 4.
====Entry 3: November 25, 2012====

today for data comm, I've started research on network programming with a a focus in C to be reinvent to my independent study.
I plan on spending a better part of this day going over this page: [[http://shoe.bocks.com/net/]]

My hope is to build network status LED via the GPIO on my Raspberry Pi
====Entry 4: November 30, 2012====

Out with my girlfriend Dana and some friends at Ithaca College. We were paying a game called "Power Hour"(Google is your friend) I decided that instead of keeping track of the time, why not write a simple program to do this for us? I came up with the following:

<code c>
#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
printf("\a");
for (;;)
        {
        printf("begin minute\n");
        sleep(60);
        printf("BEEP\a\n");
        }
}
</code>

Having lots of funnnn =)

UPDATE:
After looking over what I had done last night I realized there was huge room for improvement. Here's the update:
<code c>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>

int main()
{
        printf("Begin power hour!\n\a");
        int i;
        for(i = 0; i <= 60; ++i)
        {
                printf("Minute Number: %d\n",i);
                sleep(60);
                printf("Drink!\n\a");
        }
        return 0;
}
</code>
=====Keywords=====

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=====Experiment 3=====

====Question====
Can I declare all my datatypes in a struct and alias them in main?
====Resources====

====Hypothesis====
I believe that it will be possible to declare all my datatypes in a simple structure and call them in main.
====Experiment====
I've built a simple program that calls three integers and one character array that I will use as a base for my experiment.

<code c>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main()
{
        int a = 1;
        int b = 2;
        int c = 3;
        char abc[] = "abc";
        printf("Now I know my %s's, they are easy as %d, %d, %d\n", abc, a, b, c);
        return 0;
}
</code>

Program modified with struct:
<code c>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

typedef struct {
        int a;
        int b;
        int c;
        char abc[];
        }node;

int main()
{
        node n;
        n.a = 1;
        n.b = 2;
        n.c = 3;
        strcpy(n.abc, "abc");
        printf("Now I know my %s's, they are easy as %d, %d, %d\n", n.abc, n.a, n.b, n.c);
        return 0;
}
</code>

====Data====
By declaring variables with their assigned datatype in the typedef struct, you can call the variable with an alias to that struct without setting the datatype in that function.
====Analysis====
Based on the data collected:

  * My hypothesis was correct.
  * my hypothesis was applicable.

====Conclusions====
What can you ascertain based on the experiment performed and data collected? Document your findings here; make a statement as to any discoveries you've made.