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+======Project: Pointer Fun! ======
+A project for CSCS 1320 by Paul Sechrist during the Spring 2013.
+=====Objectives=====
+This project is to help learn about pointers, what they are used for, and how to use them.
+=====Code=====
+==== Pointer Fun 1 ====
+<code c>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+int main()
+{
+    char a, *b;
+    a = 'a'; // what numeric value is being stored in the variable a? Why?
+    b = &a;
+    printf("a contains     '%c'\n", a);
+    printf("a's address is 0x%X\n", &a);
+    printf("-----------------------\n");
+    printf("b dereferenced contains '%c'\n", *b);
+    printf("b contains     0x%X\n", b);
+    printf("b's address is 0x%X\n", &b);
+    return(0);
+}
+</code>
+==== Pointer Fun 2 ====
+<code c>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+int main()
+{
+    char *a;
+    a = (char *) malloc (sizeof(char));
+    *a = 48;
+    //fprintf(stdout, "*a is %c\n", *a);
+    return(0);
+}
+</code>
+==== Pointer Arrays ====
+<code c 1>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#define NUM_SCORES 5
+#define SCORE0 87
+#define SCORE1 92
+#define SCORE2 97
+#define SCORE3 83
+#define SCORE4 79
+int main()
+{
+    unsigned char *scores;
+    float average;
+    scores = (unsigned char *) malloc (sizeof(unsigned char) * NUM_SCORES);
+    *(scores+0) = SCORE0;
+    *(scores+1) = SCORE1;
+    *(scores+2) = SCORE2;
+    *(scores+3) = SCORE3;
+    *(scores+4) = SCORE4;
+    /* Please provide the equation to do average of the scores */
+    //average = EQUATION TO DO AVERAGE
+    /* Display the scores via array referencing and then the average.
+     * %f can be used to display a floating point value. */
+    //fprintf(stdout, "YOUR FORMATTED TEXT STRING", LIST OF VARIABLES);
+    return(0);
+}
+</code>
+=====Execution=====
+<cli>
+</cli>
+=====Reflection=====
+==== Pointer Fun 1 ====
+  * What do the variables a and b have in common?
+  * Where do they differ?
+  * If you change variable **a**, what will happen to **b**?
+  * If you change variable **b**, will it impact **a**?
+  * How can you change **b** without breaking things?
+==== Pointer Fun 2  ====
+  * If we uncomment that **fprintf()** line, what will be displayed?
+  * What is **malloc()** doing?
+  * Why is it needed?
+=====References=====

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