Notes on Computer Project #3
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Comments about the project and responses to frequently asked questions will be
added to this file as necessary.

***** comments added on 01/24/12 *****

1) Please note the following statement from the project handout:

  The deliverables for this assignment are the following files:

    proj03.support.cpp -- the source code for your functions
    proj03.support.h   -- the interface to your functions

  Be sure to use the specified file names, and to submit your files for
  grading via the "handin" system.

The file "proj03.support.cpp" will contain the definitions of functions
"gallons" and "fee", while the file "proj03.support.h" will contain the
declarations of those two functions.

Please note the "handin" system will not accept any file name which does not
fit the specified pattern.

Please note that it is possible to submit a particular file multiple times:
the last version of the file that you submit will be graded.

2) The coding standard for CSE 232 computer projects is published in the
coursepack (pages 6-7) and is available under the "General" directory on the
course website.  The first three examples in the coursepack (pages 19-21) meet
the coding standard, but some of the "demo" programs do not (for example, the
source code on page 22 does not use mnemonic identifiers and does not include
appropriate comments).

3) Please note that the library functions which handle input operations ignore
leading zeroes.  That is, the following are all equivalent representations of
the integer value 34:

  34
  0034
  000034

Thus, it is not necessary for the user to type leading zeroes in response to a
prompt for a meter reading.

4) Please recall that C++ is a strongly typed language, and that every data
object must be given a type when it is declared.

Also, please recall that the type of an intermediate expression depends on the
type of the data objects being used in the expression, and that there are
specific rules for mixed-type expressions and type conversions.

--M. McCullen