Introduction to Programming

Code:

CC1024

Acronym:

CC1024

Level:

100

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Computer Science

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Computer Science
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Computer Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:CC	91	study plan from 2021/22	1	-	6	56	162
L:IACD	63	study plan from 2021/22	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Introduction to the use of computers running GNU/LInux operating systems.

Introduction to programming using the Python language.

Notions of low and high level languages; interpreters and compilers; editor and development environmnets. Values, types and expressions. Functions and procedures. Conditionals and selection. Iteration and recursion. Basic data structures and algorithms:  data processing, text, numerical computation.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. simulate the step-by-step execution of simple programs;

2. write programs to solve solve simple problems (e.g. numerical computations or text processing);

3. decompose problems into sub-tasks suitable for re-usable sub-routines;

4. debug programs using testing

5. know elementary algorithms for data and text processing and numeric computation.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Brief historical introduction to computing and programming languages
2. Introduction to Python: variables, expressions and instructions
3. Interactive use of Python language; defining scrips and short functions
4. Conditions and logical values; instructions for conditional execution
5. Cicles and iteration. Examples using turtle graphics
6. Using pseudo-random numbers; examples for simulation
7. Numerical solution of equations; implementation of basic algorithms
8. Processing indexed variables (lists) and text (strings)
9. Writing and reading data as text files; plotting data using external tools (e.g. gnuplot)
10. Recursion

Mandatory literature

Peter Wentworth, Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey, and Chris Meyers; How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, n/a, 2012. ISBN: n/a
Brad Miller and David Ranum; Learning with Python: Interactive Edition

Complementary Bibliography

Allen B. Downey; Think Python
H. M. Deitel, P. J. Deitel, J. P. Liperi, B. A. Wiedermann;; Python: How to Program

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures; program analysis; practical, programming classes; students will use tools for automatic evaluation of their programs.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	80,00
Teste	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho laboratorial	50,00
Estudo autónomo	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Frequency of practical classes, according to the rules of the University and FCUP.  Students must attend at least 75% of the practical classes to be admitted to the exams. Students who miss more than four classes cannot attend the exams (unless we will have to change this rule due to Covid 19). 

Calculation formula of final grade

First phase ("Época normal")
      80% * Final exam grade + 20% * Mid-term test grade

"Época de recurso":
      Max(100% Final Exam, 80% * Final exam grade + 20% * Mid-term test grade)

Classification improvement

By final exam.

Observations

Jury:
Ana Paula Tomás
Pedro Gabriel Ferreira