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COMP1917 Computing 1

Overview

Introduction to programming and computer science. Introduction to C, problem solving, debugging, programming style, unit testing, teamwork. Recursion, security, memory, pointers, and dynamic data structures.

Objectives

After completing COMP1917, you should be able to:

• Design solutions for simple problems.
• Design solutions for larger problems using abstraction and interfaces.
• Distinguish between well-written programs and poorly written programs.
• Write programs using good programming style.
• Understand and appropriately use abstraction.
• Have a solid understanding of the use memory and pointers in C.
• Create and use dynamic data structures such as linked lists.
• Test and debug programs.
• Work in a team to develop software.

Specific Skills

About the Course

• Course Outline

• Assumed Knowledge

• Topic list

• C Style Guide

Student Resources

• past lectures on YouTube

• Standard Course Outline

• Standard Teaching Schedule

• Sample Exam

• Which Computing Course Should I Take?

• What paths are possible through the Computing Courses?

Staff Resources

• Notes on syllabus

  Postmortems and suggestions

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