NDAK14007U Applied Programming (APP)
MSc Programme in Bioinformatics
MSc Programme in Physics
The purpose of the course is to introduce the programming language C/C++, key programming concepts in a scientific context and guidelines for documentation. The course will enable the student to develop C/C++ code needed to process large amounts of scientific data that cannot be handled in interpreted languages such as MATLAB, Python, Maple or R.
The teaching will be based on examples from linear algebra.
Contents:
C/C++, problem modeling, control and data structures,
encapsulation, calls to functions in C/C++ from Java / Python / R /
MATLAB, the use of classes and libraries including an
overview of libraries for scientific programming, and introduction
to object-oriented programming.
Knowledge of:
- Several programming paradigms, translated versus interpreted languages.
- imperative control structures and basic data structures .
- Encapsulation of data states by means of structs.
- Interfaces between compiled and interpreted language
- Basic computer architecture and hardware limitations
- Version control (subversion, cvs, github)
Skills to:
- Write small programs in C/C++
- Use templates / STL
- Compile and use external / 3rd. party libraries
- Use native C/C++ in a library which can be called from a interpreted language
- Account for pros and cons of different approaches of documenting code
- Select quality assurance appropriate for different types of scientific software
Competences to:
- Translate a scientific problem into an executable program using (C/C++) that solves the problem.
- Participate in software development involving a shared code base.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 8
- Practical exercises
- 100
- Preparation
- 98
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Continuous assessment4-8 individual asignments
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners
- Re-exam
20 min. oral examination based on hand-ins and without preparation.
Assignments must be handed in no later than two weeks prior to the end of registration for reexam.
Criteria for exam assesment
An overall evaluation of the hand-ins
see learning outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NDAK14007U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- No limit
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Mathematics and Computer Science
Contracting department
- Department of Computer Science
Course responsibles
- Sune Darkner (7-6764756e71687543676c316e7831676e)