The course targets students with no prior programming experience. The students will acquire basic skills in algorithm design and programming, learning to write simple, practical programs in the Python programming language. The course is not suitable for students who do have prior programming experience and want to learn Python as an additional language.
Contents
Fundamental concepts such as variables, values, types, expressions, control structures, data structures, modularity and classes. Model problems and their typical algorithmic solutions with particular focus on bioinformatics.
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Lectures
42 h
0 h
Exercises
13 h
0 h
Lectures, exercises. One half of the exercises time is devoted to in-class programming assignments.
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
English
Written exam
In
English
Exercise(s)
In
English
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
Lecture notes, Python documentation.
Further information
In the academic year 2014-2015 the course BIO2350 Programming and Algorithms for Bioinformatics I 6-8 ECTS will replace the courses BIO2250 Introduction to Programming 3-6 ECTS and BIO2260 Introduction to Computer Science 4 ECTS.