Misconception: Students believe that when they assign a = b, they are copying b into a rather than making a point to b.
Misconception: Students think that when they create a new variable within a function, that function will automatically return that variable’s value when executed.
Misconception: Students believe that in a primitive assignment, x = y could be the equivalent of y = x; they think that the computer science “=” sign is the same as the mathematical “=” sign.