GOALS:

The lecture aims at two overarching learning outcomes: the students know basic terms and concepts in computer science, and they acquire the practical skill of programming a computer in an imperative programming language.

The participants know variables, functions, the usual control structures of imperative programming languages, classes and objects, as well as atomic and composite data types. As a theoretical foundation they know about loop invariants, runtime analysis, algorithms for search and sorting, and boolean algebra.

They understand the data structures list, AVL tree and hash table, and they can describe and analyze these data structures with a focus on runtime analysis. The students are able to apply this knowledge in new contexts for problem solving by means of writing own programs. To this end they design suitable data structures and simple algorithms.

Furthermore, they are able to analyze simple programs for correctness and runtime efficiency.

CONTENT:

The lecture uses the programming language TScript ("teaching-script") for a smooth and motivating learning experience. It covers the following programming topics:

• statements

• variables

• control structures

• functions, lambda functions

• recursion

• debugging

• error handling

• simple GUI programming

• object-oriented programming

At the same time the lecture teaches general concepts:

• algorithms and programs, correctness, runtime

• formal syntax of programming languages

• modeling problems with data, program state

• modeling problems with algorithms

• basics of object-oriented design

• loop invariants and simple correctness proofs

• search and sorting

• two's complement and floating point numbers

• logic gates and normal forms of logical formulas

• lists, ring buffers, AVL trees, and hash tables

The lecture closes with a transition to the Python programming language.

EXAMINATION:

written (150 min), Enrolment: FlexNow

Prof. Dr. Tobias Glasmachers Lecturer

(+49) 234-32-25558 tobias.glasmachers@ini.rub.de NB 3/27

Course type

Lectures

Credits

8 bzw. 9

Term

Winter Term 2023/2024

E-Learning

moodle course available

Lecture

Takes place every week on Wednesday from 08:15 to 09:45 in room HZO 30.
First appointment is on 11.10.2023
Last appointment is on 31.01.2024

Lecture

Takes place every week on Friday from 12:15 to 13:45 in room HID + HZO 40.
First appointment is on 13.10.2023
Last appointment is on 02.02.2024

Exercise

Takes place every week on Monday from 14:15 to 16:45 in room ID 03/121 +139 (CIP-Pool 1 + 2).
First appointment is on 09.10.2023
Last appointment is on 29.01.2024

Exercise

Takes place every week on Tuesday from 08:15 to 09:45 in room ID 03/121 +139 (CIP-Pool 1 + 2).
First appointment is on 10.10.2023
Last appointment is on 30.01.2024

Exercise

Takes place every week on Tuesday from 12:15 to 13:45 in room ID 03/121 +139 (CIP-Pool 1 + 2).
First appointment is on 10.10.2023
Last appointment is on 30.01.2024

Exercise

Takes place every week on Wednesday from 10:15 to 11:45 in room ID 03/121 +139 (CIP-Pool 1 + 2).
First appointment is on 11.10.2023
Last appointment is on 31.01.2024

Exercise

Takes place every week on Thursday from 08:15 to 09:45 in room ID 03/121 +139 (CIP-Pool 1 + 2).
First appointment is on 12.10.2023
Last appointment is on 01.02.2024

Exercise

Takes place every week on Friday from 08:15 to 09:45 in room ID 03/121 +139 (CIP-Pool 1 + 2).
First appointment is on 13.10.2023
Last appointment is on 02.02.2024

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For the exercises students are divided into small groups by the lecturer.