Potentiometer's degree's position for Arduino

ArduinoPotentiometerPosition.ino

// author: Dorin Brage
// repo: https://github.com/nirodg

long maxRotPtr = 1023; // Max potentiometr value
long totalDegr = 360; // Max degree
long rotationPtr = 0; // Will be fetch from the A0 input
const int sensorInput = 0;
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {

  Serial.print("Position: ");
  Serial.print(getPositionDegrees(), 0); // 0 (zero) won't display decimals
  Serial.println(" º degr ");

  delay(500);
}

float getPositionDegrees() {
  rotationPtr = analogRead(sensorInput);
  return abs((totalDegr * rotationPtr) / maxRotPtr);
}