CS-112 - Fundamentals of Computer Programming
School of Computing Sciences and Informatics
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Registration DataBoK: NA. Credit Level: U. Credit Hrs: 3.00 Prereq: none |
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Logistics
Meets: TH 3:30-4:45PM, Baldwin 749 |
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Course DescriptionTop-down program design; breaking problems into functions and identifying needed control structures; declare and employ basic data types particularly numbers, strings, arrays and symbolic variables; create and use of functions. The goal is to provide students with the ability to solve many common engineering problems with the help of a computational tool like Matlab and to teach students good practices in writing computer programs. Due to its easy-to-use interface, Matlab is used instead of a standard programming language like Fortran or C++. Frequently, I will cover material in lectures that is not given in the book; you are responsible for both. (Feel free to ask questions in class about reading assignments.) Try to stay a little ahead on the reading assignments. You are responsible for all assignments and announcements made in class, even if you cannot attend. You should probably get to know someone whose notes you can copy. |
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KeywordsProblem solving, Matlab, Algorithms, Complexity, Efficient Programming, Programming fundamentals. |
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AddendumThere are numerous sources of material on which the lectures will be based. Most of those are posted on the course website. The texts referred to here also contain much information. It is not required that any of these texts be purchased but it is highly recommended. There are many other great sources of information in this area and the student is encouraged to seek out such material independently. |
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