cpp-course/modules/05_pointers_and_references

Module 05: Pointers and References

Learning Goals

• Understand pointers, addresses, and dereferencing
• Use references as aliases and for function parameters
• Apply pointer arithmetic carefully
• Manage dynamic memory with new/delete and prefer smart pointers later

Exercises

Exercise	Topic
pointer_basics	Address-of, dereference, null
references	Reference parameters and return
pointer_arithmetic	Iterating with pointers
dynamic_memory	Manual allocation patterns