Introduction to Programming

There are none.

The course contents are presented through examples exposition.

Exercises are proposed to students so they can practice problem solving and better understand the contents.

• Understand the concept of algorithm
• Apply instructions and logical sequences in problem solving
• Use rules and the different phases in the elaboration of an algorithm
• Present algorithms in pseudocode
• Understand the structure of flowcharts
• Represent algorithms through flowcharts
• Identify abstract data types
• Enumerate and identify arithmetic, relational, and logical operators
• Use control, selection, and repetition structures efficiently
• Distinguish programming paradigms
• Explain the behaviour of a program
• Create well-organized programs in C
• Create programs that use subprograms with different types of input and output data
• Understand the process of passing parameters
• Identify, analyse, and correct errors resulting from the construction of a program.

1. Programming languages: introduction, characterization and classification;
2. Introduction to Algorithms: Flowcharts and Pseudo-Code;
3. Characteristics of C programming language;
4. Constants, variables and data types (integers, reals, characters): declaration, assignment and operations;
5. Tests and Conditions: relational and logical operators, decision structures (single and chained selection, multiple choice);
6. Repetition structures (loops);
7. Functions: local variables, passing parameters by value and by reference;
8. One-dimensional and multidimensional tables: declaration, initialization, assignment, reading and writing.

NAO

Damas, L. (2019). Linguagem C (24th ed.). FCA.

Rocha, A. (2006). Introdução à programação usando C (3rd edição). FCA.

Szuhay, J. (2020). Learn C programming: A beginner’s guide to learning C programming the easy and disciplined way. Packt publishing.