Course Details for A.Y. 2012/2013

Course Objectives

Knowledges: intermediate notions of imperative programming in C language and relatd technologies. Abilities: to formalize and algorithmically solve simple mathematical problems; to implement algorithms using C language; to analyze a C language program; to learn and to use the technology of a programming language. Expected behaviours: critical evaluation of the characteristics of a programming language; attention to software portability and to follow standards and rules of a programming language; interest in formal modeling of data, problems, and solutions in a programming language.

Course Content

• Imperative Programming languages: introduction to the C language, instructions, variables, basic data types
• Structured Programming: execution sequence, selection, iteration
• Procedural Programming: program organization, program units
• Derived data types
• output, gestione della memoria, programmazione a basso livello
• Modular Programming: programs divided among any number of source files, information hiding, introduction to abstract data types

Prerequisites and Learning Activities

Required knowledge: basics of imperative style programming in Java language; basics of computer systems architecture; elementary mathematics; reading and understanding English language; Abilities: implementing correctly elementary algorithms in Java language; compiling and running simple programs on a computer.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Exams are in written form. In certain semesters, there is a mid-term examination.

Textbooks

• K.N.King, C Programming: a Modern Approach , W.W.Norton & Company. 2008. second edition http://knking.com/books/c2/index.html   

Internet Resources

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