Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 84)
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433-141 "Computing Fundamentals A" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. First Year Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p84) : Next:433-142 | Prev:431-103
4. Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p117) : Next:433-142 | Prev:421-451
Credit points: 14.2
Coordinator: Dr. A. Moffat
Prerequisite: Knowledge of VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4 or Specialist Mathematics is assumed
Contact: 39 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorials, 24 hours of laboratory classes.
Timetable: Available in both semesters one and two
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should:
- have an understanding of approaches to solving moderately complex problems with computers
- have knowledge of the processes of developing programs - including specification, design and testing
- be able to demonstrate proficiency in a high level functional programming language (Miranda)
Content:
Algorithmic problem solving: problem specification, algorithm design, abstraction, programming languages. Fundamental data structures: numbers, truth values, characters, lists, trees. Fundamental program structures: recursion, higher order functions. Fundamental algorithms.
Assessment:
Written examinations not exceeding four hours. Project work, which is expected to take about 30 hours, must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at the commencement of the subject.
1. First Year Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p84) : Next:433-142 | Prev:431-103
4. Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p117) : Next:433-142 | Prev:421-451
2. Computer Science, Faculty of Science (v4, p181) : Next:433-142
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr A Moffat.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4 or Specialist Mathematics is assumed
Contact: 39 lectures (3 per week); 12 one-hour tutorials; 12 two-hour laboratory classes.
Timetable: Offered in both Semester 1 and Semester 2
Objectives:
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- have an understanding of approaches to solving moderately complex problems with computers;
- have knowledge of the processes of developing programs - including specification, design, and testing;
- be able to demonstrate proficiency in a high level functional programming language (Miranda).
Content:
Algorithmic problem solving: problem specification, algorithm design, abstraction, programming languages. Fundamental data structures: numbers, truth values, characters, lists, trees. Fundamental program structures: recursion, higher order functions. Fundamental algorithms.
Assessment:
Written examinations not exceeding four hours at the end of the subject. Project work, which is expected to take about 30 hours, must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at the start of the subject.
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, COORDINATOR, OBJECTIVES, POINTS, SEMESTER differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Computer Science, Faculty of Science (v4, p181) : Next:433-142
3. Computer Science, Faculty of Arts (v3, p39) : Next:433-142
Coordinator: Dr A Moffat.
Contact: 39 lectures, 12 tutorials, 24 hours of laboratory classes.
Timetable: Available in both semesters one & two
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should: have an initial understanding of approaches to solving moderately complex problems with computers; have knowledge of the processes of developing programs - including specification, design, and testing; be able to demonstrate proficiency in a high level functional programming language. (Miranda).
Content:
Algorithmic problem solving: problem specification, algorithm design, abstraction, programming languages. Fundamental data structures: numbers, truth values, characters, lists, trees. Fundamental program structures: recursion, higher order functions. Fundamental algorithms.
Assessment:
Written examinations not exceeding 4 hours. Project work, which is expected to take about 36 hours, must be completed satisfactorily to pass the unit. Weighting of assessment components will be known at the commencement of the unit.
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, COORDINATOR, OBJECTIVES, SEMESTER differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
3. Computer Science, Faculty of Arts (v3, p39) : Next:433-142
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
Maintained by: Dept. of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering.
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