Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Industrial Mathematics, Bachelor's Programme
  • Mathematics, 1-year Programme

Teaching language

 Norwegian.

Learning outcomes

The student is able to

  • develop and write structured computer programs for solving problems from economics, mathematics and sciences
  • define and describe the use of the most important building blocks in a program
  • develop and write computer programs for producing graphical illustrations
  • interpret programs
  • find and correct bugs in programs
  • assess the efficiency of programs

 

Contents

  • The building blocks of a program: Variables, constants, functions, parameters, tables, if/else-structures, loops, operators, etc.
  • Simple algorithms and data structures.
  • Basic structured programming.
  • Simple graphics.
  • Finding and correcting errors.
  • Assessing efficiency.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, work on computers and compulsory assignments. The course has an expected workload of around 200 hours

Examination requirements

Required assignments must be approved, see Canvas for more information.

Examinations

A 5-hour written examination.

Student evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
INF120 – Programming with applications in mathematics. 7.5
INF118 – Programming with Applications in Economics and Science. 5
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