Introduction to Computer Programming

Code	15345
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(30H)/T(30H)
Scientific area	Informatics
Entry requirements	N/A
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	- Introduce the concepts of procedural programming; - Contribute to the development of abstract thinking by solving computer problems; - Develop programming skills using the C language. At the end of this course unit the student should be able to: - Solve problems using the computer; - Design and programming of algorithms in C programming language.
Syllabus	1-Introduction to C programming 2-Basic data types 3-Tests and conditions 4-Loops 5-Functions 6-Vectors 7-Strings 8-Pointers 9-Passing parameters from the command line 10-Files 11-Structs
Main Bibliography	P. Darnell e P. Margolis. C: a software engineering approach. Springer-Verlag, NY, USA, 1996. L. Damas. Linguagem C. FCA - Editora de Informática, 1999. B. Forouzan e R. Gilberg. Computer Science: a structured programming approach using C.. PWS Publishing Company, 1997. B. Kerningham e R. Pike. The Unix programming environment.. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1984. S. Bourne. The Unix System.. International Computer Science Series, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., Wokingham, England, 1983. J. Hayes. Computer architecture and organization.. McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.