Course info

COS 201: Computer Programming I (3 Units C1: LH 30; PH 45)

Course Contents

Introduction to computer programming. Functional programming; Declarative programming; Logic programming; Scripting languages. Introduction to object-orientation as a technique for modelling computation. Introduction of a typical object-oriented language, such as Java. Basic data types, variables, expressions, assignment statements and operators. Basic object- oriented concepts: abstraction; objects; classes; methods; parameter passing; encapsulation. Introduction to Strings and string processing; Simple I/O; control structures; Arrays; Simple recursive algorithms; inheritance; polymorphism.

Lab work: Programming assignments involving hands-on practice in the design and implementation of simple algorithms such as finding the average, standard deviation, searching and sorting. Practice in developing and tracing simple recursive algorithms. Developing programmes involving inheritance and polymorphism.