TableView Code

//RELEVANT CODE FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTION
//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28576089/ios-delete-row-from-tableview-without-deleting-core-data

#pragma mark - Table view data source

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
    //refer to the fetchresults to find out how many sections
    //sections property then stores the amount as array
    //then counts
    return [[self.fetchedResultsController sections] count];
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    //asking our sections parameters fetched results controller the number of a particular index
    id <NSFetchedResultsSectionInfo> sectionInfo = [[self.fetchedResultsController sections]objectAtIndex:section];

    //return this sections information
    return [sectionInfo numberOfObjects];

}


- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    //declare name and details for cell
    //always confrim the cell identifier is the same as listed in your code
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier: CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];

    //create access to details the cell will display from the core date
    Materials * mats = [self.fetchedResultsController objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];

    NSString * quantityUsed = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Quantity Used: %@", mats.quantityUsed];

    cell.textLabel.text = mats.partDescription;
    cell.detailTextLabel.text = quantityUsed;

    return cell;
}

# pragma mark Delete TableView Row

- (BOOL)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView canEditRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    // Return YES if you want the specified item to be editable.
    return YES;
}

// Override to support editing the table view.
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView commitEditingStyle:(UITableViewCellEditingStyle)editingStyle forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    if (editingStyle == UITableViewCellEditingStyleDelete) {

        //does not work
    [myData removeAtIndex:indexPath.row]

    //does not work
        [tableView deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:indexPath, nil] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationFade];


    //DELETING A ROW **WILL** work IF I WANT TO DELETE AN OBJECT, WHICH I DO NOT WANT TO DO
    NSManagedObjectContext * context = [self managedObjectContext];
        Materials * rowToDelete = [self.fetchedResultsController objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];
        [context deleteObject: rowToDelete];

        NSError * error = nil;
        if (![context save:&error]){
            NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);
        }



    }

    //a viable option to reload data in tableview
    [self.tableView reloadData];
}


#pragma mark - Fetched Results Controller Delegate

//when fetched results are updated, the table should update
- (void) controllerWillChangeContent:(NSFetchedResultsController *)controller{
    [self.tableView beginUpdates];
}

- (void) controllerDidChangeContent:(NSFetchedResultsController *)controller{
    [self.tableView endUpdates];
}

//handle the editing of a tableview
- (void) controller:(NSFetchedResultsController *)controller didChangeObject:(id)anObject atIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath forChangeType:(NSFetchedResultsChangeType)type newIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)newIndexPath{

    //UITableView *tableView = self.safetyStepsTableView; //create a reference to the tableview

    switch (type) {
        case NSFetchedResultsChangeInsert:
            [self.tableView insertRowsAtIndexPaths:[NSArray arrayWithObject:newIndexPath] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationFade];
            break;
        case NSFetchedResultsChangeDelete:
            [self.tableView deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:[NSArray arrayWithObject:indexPath] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationFade];
            break;

        case NSFetchedResultsChangeUpdate:{
            Materials * mats = [self.fetchedResultsController objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];
            UITableViewCell *cell = [self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
            cell.textLabel.text = mats.partDescription;
        }
            break;

        case NSFetchedResultsChangeMove:
            [self.tableView deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:[NSArray arrayWithObject:indexPath] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationFade];
            [self.tableView insertRowsAtIndexPaths:[NSArray arrayWithObject:newIndexPath] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationFade];
            break;

    }



}

-(void) controller:(NSFetchedResultsController *)controller didChangeSection:(id<NSFetchedResultsSectionInfo>)sectionInfo atIndex:(NSUInteger)sectionIndex forChangeType:(NSFetchedResultsChangeType)type{

    switch (type) {
        case NSFetchedResultsChangeInsert:
            [self.tableView insertSections:[NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndex: sectionIndex] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationFade];
            break;

        case NSFetchedResultsChangeDelete:
            [self.tableView deleteSections:[NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndex:sectionIndex] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationFade];
            break;

        case NSFetchedResultsChangeMove:
            NSLog(@"A table item was moved");
            break;
        case NSFetchedResultsChangeUpdate:
            NSLog(@"A table item was updated");
            break;

    }

}