Introduction to Programming

Code:

ECC101

Acronym:

ECC101

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Complementary Sciences

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.dcc.fc.up.pt/~jpp/ip
Responsible unit:	Department of Computer Science
Course/CS Responsible:	First Degree in Engineering Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:CE	147	PE2007- Perfil Engenharia Geográfica	1	-	7,5	-
		PE2007- Perfil Engenharia Electrotécnica	1	-	7,5	-
		PE2007- Perfil Engenharia Alimentar	1	-	7,5	-
		PE2007- Perfil Engenharia Agronómica	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

In this course the student should:
1. Get acquainted with personal computers in the GNU/Linux operating system and their usage;
2. Acquire competence in coding elementary the computer implementation of algorithms;
3. Acquire good structuring and programming style;
4. Learn some basic data structures and algorithms;
5. Get acquainted with program debugging and testing.

Program

1. Short introduction to computers.
2. Variables, expressions, statements.
3. Usage of libraries and support tools.
4. Modules and documentation.
5. Functions.
6. Conditions, decision, selection.
7. Iteration.
8. Strings.
9. Lists.
10. Dictionaries.
11. Recursions.
12. Classes and objects.

Mandatory literature

Peter Wentworth, Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey, and Chris Meyers; How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
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.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	75,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Frequency of practical classes, according to the rules of the University.
Submit successfully at least half of the requested problems (with automated evaluation).

Calculation formula of final grade

Grade obtained in the final examination.