The objectives of this course are to provide an introduction to basic programming techniques, including the design and implementation of algorithms, structured programming techniques, and an introduction to a high-level language, including arrays, procedures, and recursion.
The aim of this course is to give students an introduction to the uses of computer languages in the analysis of contemporary scientific problems. This course covers both conceptual areas of converting a problem to be solved into a computer-based solution, and specific aspects of individual languages and the types of problems they are best suited to solve.For each language, the basic syntax and structure of the language is covered with examples drawn from real applications.
Many undergraduate students study programming languages, learn algorithms, and develop their abilityto write code for various platforms. What distinguishes the best students is their problem solving ability. Unfortunately, most students do not see the need to practice problem solving. The code they write may run too slowly or fail under certain conditions.
Alternatively, the best programmers will have a ’bag of tricks’ at their disposal that can be applied to many problems. For the remaining problems, they will be able to design an algorithm of their own. Additionally, the best programmers adopt practices and techniques to minimize programming errors. This class is primarily a laboratory for practicing your advanced problem solving and programming skills .It is also a preparation class for the programming contest he ld each fall. Any student who wants to sharpen their programming skills in a mildly competitive atmosphere is welcome to take the class.
We solve, program, and study several programming challenges during class. For each problem, students will be grouped into pairs and each pair will solve and program their solution to the problems. As a class we will then break down the problem-solving strategies used to attack the problem, and solutions will then be revised until they work (hopefully).
A programming language is a formal language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behavior of a machine and/or to express algorithms precisely.
The earliest programming languages preceded the invention of the computer, and were used to direct the behavior of machines such as Jacquard looms and player pianos. Thousands of different programming languages have been created, mainly in the computer field, and still many are being created every year.
The description of a programming language is usually split into the two components of syntax (form) and semantics (meaning). Some languages are defined by a specification document (for example, the C programming language is specified by an ISO Standard), while other languages, such as Perl 5 and earlier, have a dominant implementation that is used as a reference.
We designed this course for people who are comfortable using computers, but with little or no programming experience. We also provide the guidelines of various programming languages which is given below.