Computers and Programming

Code:

EMG0008

Acronym:

CP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technology and Applied Sciences

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCEEMG	27	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Engineering computation problems frequently need original or taillored solutions.

Its design demands heuristics, algorithmic and programming skills.

 The course goals may be stated as:

• Problem formulation, exploration, solution and formal resolution;
• Reading and writing of structured formal languages;
• basic imperative computer programming.

Learning outcomes and competences

Student will be able to:

• read and write a structured imperative programming language;
• understand a problem and formulate a solution;
• identify and use adaquate informatic tools.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Basic logic.
Basic algebra (matrix).

Program

Exploratory informatic tools: worksheets, computer algebra systems, plotting tools.

Use of MatLab or Octave for problem solving, and to explore structural programming concepts:

- variables, operators functions and  expressions;
- Simple commands;
- Input / output;
- flow control structures.

Application to examples.

Problem solving techniques.

Algorithmic languages.

Mandatory literature

Stormy Attaway; MATLABc2ae. ISBN: 978-0-12-385081-2
S.R. Otto and J.P. Denier; An introduction to programming and numerical methods in MATLAB. ISBN: 1-85233-919-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presencial lab classes.

Supported by e-learning course.

Software

Octave
Maxima
Matlab

keywords

Physical sciences > Computer science > Informatics > Applied informatics
Technological sciences > Engineering > Computer engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	5,00
Teste	95,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	106,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

less than 25% absence.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = Fa(0.05*Pp+0.45*T1+0.50*T2); 
beeing:
Pp - attendance;
Ti - tests 
Fa - teachers subjective appreciation factor (0.9 to 1.1).

Grades over 18 are subject to oral testing.

Tests schedule:
T1: ??/4/2016
T2: ??/6/2016

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

By special exam.

Classification improvement

By special exam.

Observations

Repeating students may opt for examination only, but must notify teacher at the course start.