Assignment 1

Objectives

Get comfortable with simple output, variables, and data types by practicing them in a simple program. Learn how to submit assignments on GitHub.

Part 1

Write a program initials.c to print your initials formed by rows of asterisks. For instance:

      ***         ***     ***
      ***         ***     ***
      ***         ***     ***
      ***         ***********
      ***         ***     ***
      ***         ***     ***
      *********   ***     ***

Part 2

In a text file assignment1.txt, answer the following questions:

1. What is the significance of return 0; at the end of the main program? Is it actually needed?

2. What, if anything, is wrong with the following code?

   int main() {  
       float x = 41.5;  
       printf("The value of x is %d", x);  
   }  

3. What, if anything, is wrong with this implementation of the equation g = -G m / r^2 (the gravitational field equation)?

   g = -G * m / r * r

4. What is the difference between ++var and var++?

Submission Requirements

Please include your name and a description in a comment at the top of your code files. Please also include your name at the top of your assignment1.txt file.

All files must be submitted via GitHub by 10:00am 6/29.