inf980 Introduction to Computer Science (Complete module description)

This module is aimed at students on degree programs outside of computer science. Students of the Department of Computer Science of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in Computer Science and Business Informatics are not part of the target group.
No specific prior knowledge is expected.

Graduates of the module have acquired a deeper understanding of basic theories and techniques of computer science and can classify problems that arise. Students will be able to structure and model simple tasks from their subject area using computer science tools, design solution approaches and estimate the solution effort. They have a basic understanding of the design and use of relational databases.

• Introduction to Python programming
• Computer architecture
• Computer representation of information
• Formal languages, grammar and automata 
• Basic data structures;
• problem solving paradigms, algorithms and complexity;
• basic concepts of data bases

1. Robert Sedgewick und Kevin Wayne
   Algorithms
   2011, ISBN: 032157351X
2. Hans Petter Langtangen
   A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python
   Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014, ISBN: 9783642549595
3. Robert Sedgewick und Kevin Wayne
   Computer science : an interdisciplinary approach
   Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai
   London Marid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City São Paulo
   Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Addison-Wesley, 2017, ISBN:
   0134076427;
4. John Guttag 
   Introduction to computation and programming using Python : with application to
   understanding data
   Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England The MIT Press, 2016, ISBN:
   9780262529624
5. Paul Gries, Jennifer Campell, Jason Montojo und Jennifer Campbell
   Practical programming : an introduction to computer science using Python 3.6
   Raleigh, North Carolina The Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2017, ISBN: 9781680502688
6. Gerard Blanchet
   Computer architecture
   Hoboken, NJ Wiley, 2013, ISBN: 1118577795
7. J. Glenn Brookshear und Dennis Brylow
   Computer science : an overview
   Boston Munich u.a. Pearson, 2015, ISBN: 1292061162;
8. John Zelle:
   Python Programming : An Introduction to Computer Science 
   3rd edition, Franklin, Beedle, 2017
9. Brad Miller, David Ranum, 
   How to think like a Computer Scientist" , Online-Course Python for newbies: 
   e-Book: http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english3e/

In the winter term, this module is held in English, in the summer term in German.

Slides and homework are in English.

Module Capacity:
unrestricted