PC Seminar

• 12 hrs lectures
• 12 hrs pc labs
• 2 hrs projects

• 76 pts mid-term test (62 pts written part, 14 pts test part)
• 12 pts numeric exercises
• 12 pts projects

• Student gains an overview about basic work with a computer, especially, for what a computer is used and how it works.
• S/he gets to know key domains where a computer plays an irreplaceable role (e.g. audio/video processing, biometrics, robotics, web design etc.).
• S/he understands the meaning of a computer and its exploitation in order to build a software.
• S/he gets to know the basic (abstract) data types and structures.
• S/he gains the basic generic and general knowledge from programming languages domain.
• S/he understands the ways of numbers manipulation and representation in a computer (how a man and a computer work with numbers /usually different way/ and why there are some complications with with real /floating point/ numbers).
• S/he gains an overview about common editors, usage of tool-tips/hints and utilities that make the work on a computer more efficient (e.g. software development).
• S/he accomplishes manners of result presentation: word processor - WYSIWYG, PSpad, Notepad++, Eclipse, spreadsheets, electronic presentation (ppt, excel, word), WWW pages editors, interconnection and portability of documents, alternative office applications.

• Student learns domain specific terminology in Czech and English language
• Student learns to create small software projects and related project documentation
• Student learns to present and defend the results of their work

Student accomplishes understanding of the basic principles of the work with a computer and s/he will be able to use this knowledge in the process of programs creation. Student will understand the way of the saving and representation of numbers in a computer. Student gets to know the manners of results presentation (word processor and spreadsheet editor) and tools supporting more effective creation of programs. Student will understand the basic terms that are relating to abstract data types and s/he learns to use them.

This course takes place in the winter term of the first year of the bachelor's study program. Thus, we expect that students have the secondary school knowledge of mathematics and computer maneuvering.

• Honzík, J., Hruška, T., Máčel, M.: Vybrané kapitoly z programovacích technik, Ed.stř. VUT Brno, 1991.

• Cormen, T.H., Leiserson, Ch.E., Rivest, R.L.: Introduction to Algorithms.
• Aho A.V., Hoppcroft J.E., Ullman J.D.: Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Kruse, R.L.: Data Structures and Program Design. Prentice- Hall,Inc. 1984
• Baase, S.: Computer Algorithms - Introduction to Design and Analysis. Addison Wesley, 1998
• Sedgewick ,R.: Algoritmy v C. (Základy. Datové struktury. Třídění. Vyhledávání.) Addison Wesley 1998. Softpress 2003.

1. Presentation of areas and domains where computers are key tool, von Neumann computer architecture, model of computation/evaluation, model of program development and implementation.
2. Representation and manipulation of numbers in a computer (difference between viewing numbers as man and as a computer, problems in representation of fully floating point numbers in a computer).
3. Elementary terms used in programming languages: expression, statement, statement composition, control flow determination.
4. Elementary terms of algorithm description. Overview of data structures and their manipulation. Pointer as an abstract data type and its specification.
5. Editors, exploitation of tool-tips/hints, various utilities.
6. Tools for result presentation - text editors: WYSIWYG, PSpad, Notepad++, Eclipse; spreadsheets; electronic presentaion (ppt, excel, word); WWW pages editors; interconnection and portability of documents; alternative office applications.

Seminars correspond to the content of individual lectures and demonstrate the presented topics.

• To earn at least 50 points within the semester

Within this course, attendance on the lectures is not monitored. The knowledge of students is examined by the active attending classes, individual assignments and by the final credit test.