EG1002:03
Computing for Engineers
Townsville, Cairns
Inadmissable Subject Combination: CC1002
39 lectures, 21 tutorials, 18 hours practicals. First semester.
Available to level 1 engineering and science students.
Section A: A structured approach to problem solving; algorithms; programming in Matlab; program design.
Section B: Introduction to computer hardware systems; Boolean algebra and logic; computer codes.
Learning Objectives:
- know the relationships between problems, algorithms, programs, executables, computers and resources;
- be able to use structured techniques to solve problems using algorithms;
- be able to code an algorithm into a structured Matlab program using a full range of Matlab features;
- be capable of expressing logical relationships as equations in Boolean algebra and be able to reduce logical expressions to their simplest forms;
- know the fundamental functions of the digital hardware used in computers and the various coding systems available for data representation.
Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).