252-0835-AAL Computer Science I
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Lecturers | F. Friedrich Wicker |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252-0835-AA R | Computer Science I Self-study course. No presence required. | 120s hrs | F. Friedrich Wicker |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | The course covers the fundamental concepts of computer programming with a focus on systematic algorithmic problem solving. Teached language is C++. No programming experience is required. |
| Learning objective | Primary educational objective is to learn programming with C++. When successfully attended the course, students have a good command of the mechanisms to construct a program. They know the fundamental control and data structures and understand how an algorithmic problem is mapped to a computer program. They have an idea of what happens "behind the secenes" when a program is translated and executed. Secondary goals are an algorithmic computational thinking, undestanding the possibilities and limits of programming and to impart the way of thinking of a computer scientist. |
| Content | The course covers fundamental data types, expressions and statements, (Limits of) computer arithmetic, control statements, functions, arrays, structural types and pointers. The part on object orientiation deals with classes, inheritance and polymorphy, simple dynamic data types are introduced as examples. In general, the concepts provided in the course are motivated and illustrated with algorithms and applications. |
| Literature | Bjarne Stroustrup: Programming:Principles and Practice Using C++, Addison-Wesley, 2014 Stephen Prata: C++ Primer Plus, Sixth Edition, Addison Wesley, 2012 Andrew Koenig and Barbara E. Moo: Accelerated C++, Addison-Wesley, 2000 Bjarne Stroustrup: The C++ Programming Language (4th Edition) Addison-Wesley, 2013 Bjarne Stroustrup: The Design and Evolution of C++, Addison-Wesley, 1994 |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 4 credits |
| Examiners | F. Friedrich Wicker |
| Type | session examination |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | The performance assessment is offered every session. Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Mode of examination | written 60 minutes |
| Additional information on mode of examination | During the semester we offer weekly programming exercises that are graded. Points achieved will be taken as a bonus to the exam. The achieved grade bonus is proportional to the achieved points of all exercise series. Achieving all points corresponds to 1/4 grade. This bonus cannot be taken along to later repetition exams. |
| Written aids | None |
| This information can be updated until the beginning of the semester; information on the examination timetable is binding. | |
Learning materials
| Main link | Information |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| There are no additional restrictions for the registration. |
