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CS 0008 Introduction to Computer Programming

CS 0008 Introduction to Computer Programming. Jan Wiebe: wiebe@cs.pitt.edu. Today. Learn what the course is about Go over the syllabus Get our feet wet with a first program. This Course. Teaches the basics of programming Uses Python

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CS 0008 Introduction to Computer Programming

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  1. CS 0008Introduction to Computer Programming Jan Wiebe: wiebe@cs.pitt.edu

  2. Today • Learn what the course is about • Go over the syllabus • Get our feet wet with a first program

  3. This Course • Teaches the basics of programming • Uses Python • Industrial strength programming language used at 1000s of companies. One of four official Google languages (the others are Java, C++, and Go) • Clean syntax • Free, well documented, well supported

  4. This Course • Programming ideas are the same from one language to another • Once you learn one language, it is straightforward to learn others • Python programs are shorter and simpler than Java programs. So, you can concentrate on the ideas, and learn programming concepts quicker.

  5. Examples Java: Public class HelloWorld { public static void main (String[] args) { System.out.println(“Hello, world!”); } } Python: print(“Hello, world!”)

  6. Examples Java: IntmyCounter = 0; String myString = String.valueOf(myCounter); If (myString.equals(“0”)) … Python: myCounter = 0 myString = str(myCounter) If myString == “O”: … Later in the course, we will discuss appropriate uses of the two languages

  7. What sorts of problems are solved with programming? • Remove red-eye from a picture • Find the complement of a DNA strand • Display maps with airplane flight paths • Multiply matrices • Assess the reading level of a text book • Programming is used in all areas

  8. Syllabus and Course Website http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~wiebe/courses/CS0008/Fall2013 The link is reachable from courseweb, under “syllabus”

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