Objective-C Programming, Chapters 1-11

I just wrapped up Chapters 1-11 of the book I am working through named Objective-C Programming.  I am really enjoying the book.  The first 11 chapters of the book are all about the language C.  I am so excited about several things I get in C.

• Explicit memory management
• Getting memory pointer reference values in code
• Bigger numbers 
• Access to tons of already written C code

A few things I am struggling with

• Pointers vs variables
• When / how to use *
• When / how to deference objects and the heap

I am sure I will figure those out as I progress further down the path.  The combination of the Stanford U iOS videos, working on my own iOS project, and working through this book it really doing the trick for me.  Whenever I feel like I am 'getting it' I go work on my project for a while till I hit a roadblock.  Then I am motivated to slug through the documentation page-by-page filling in the gaps.

I think I am going to love this.  I know I am going to love knowing more about C.