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15305 - Foundations of Informatics A

Academic Year 2022/2023

                
                        Docente:
                        Roberto Casadei
                    
                        Credits:
                        6
                    
                        SSD:
                        ING-INF/05
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Moduli:
                        
                            Roberto Casadei
                            (Modulo 1)
                        
                            Giovanni Ciatto
                            (Modulo 2)
                        
                        Teaching Mode:
                        
                                    Traditional lectures (Modulo 1)
                                
                                    Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
                                
                            Campus:
                            Cesena
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Electronics Engineering   (cod. 5834)

                                Also valid for
                                
                                    First cycle degree programme (L) in
                                    
                                        Biomedical Engineering (cod. 9082)
                                    
                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be acquainted with the basics of information representation, computation, algorithms, and computer programming (in particular: imperative, structured programming). The student will be able to design and implement algorithms in a programming language.

Course contents

Introduction to informatics: an overview of the field.

Basics of computer architecture: Von Neuman architecture; CPU structure.

Representation of information: representation of numeric information (two's complement, floating-point representation); representation of non-numeric information.

Introduction to algorithms and data structures: definition of algorithm; examples of algorithms; fundamental data structures; notations for representing algorithms.

The C programming language: fundamental constructs of the language: types, values, operators, expressions, functions, control flow structures, cycles; structured programming; iteration and recursion; arrays e pointers; algorithms on arrays (reverse, ordering, search); strings of characters.

Readings/Bibliography

Suggested textbooks:

- Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel, "Il linguaggio C: fondamenti e tecniche di programmazione", 9/Ed, Pearson, ISBN 978-8891906236 (ISBN e-book: 978-8891906243)

- Brookshear, J. Glenn. Computer science: an overview. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2012.

For further topics on the C programming language:

- Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, "The C Programming Language, Second Edition", Prentice Hall, Inc., 1988. ISBN 0-13-110362-8 (paperback), 0-13-110370-9 (hardback).

Teaching methods

The teaching method consists of lectures, covering the theory and practice of computer science and programming, accompanied by practice through exercises at the computer.

Assessment methods

The course examination consists of a written/practical test with questions as well as practical exercises to be solve at a computer.

Teaching tools

The professors will provide materials to facilitate learning, including slides, lecture notes, and exercises. Laboratory classes will support practice. Tutoring will be provided to support learning throughout the coursework.

Office hours

See the website of Roberto Casadei

See the website of Giovanni Ciatto