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Informatics 1

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Informatics 1
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017
Module code: PIB-INF1
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P221-0024
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
3V+1U (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam

[updated 24.02.2018]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

PIB-INF1 (P221-0024) Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017 , semester 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
PIB-DB Databases
PIB-INF2 Informatics 2
PIB-PA Project work
PIB-PR2 Programming 2
PIB-PRA Work Experience Phase
PIB-TI Theoretical Informatics
PIB-WA Scientific Work
PIB-WEB Principles of Web Development


[updated 07.11.2022]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Klaus Berberich
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Klaus Berberich

[updated 28.09.2016]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to formulate and analyze algorithms for solving simple problems. They will understand how numbers and characters are represented in a computer. They will be capable of converting between and computing in the underlying numeral systems. Students will be familiar with the basic concepts and rules of predictive logic and can apply them to determine the equivalence of two expressions. On the basis of the machine model Random Access Machine (RAM), students will learn the basic operations of a computer. They will be able to implement simple programs with the RAM commands, prove their correctness and determine their time and space complexity. Students will become familiar with basic algorithms (e. g. for searching and sorting) and will be able to combine them like building blocks to solve more complex problems. Based on these fundamental algorithms, students will be able to understand important solution strategies (e. g. divide and conquer algorithm, recursion and dynamic programming). Students will also learn about elementary data structures (e. g. linked lists and binary heaps) and will be able to use them appropriately depending on the situation.

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Module content:
1. Introduction
 
2. Mathematical principles
2.1 Number systems
2.2 Boolean algebra
 
3. RAM as a machine model
3.1 Components
3.2 Program correctness
3.3 Program runtime
 
4. Algorithms
4.1 Pseudocode from a high-level programming language
4.2 Searching
4.3 Sorting
 
5. Data structures
5.1 Dynamic arrays
5.2 Linked lists
5.3 Binary heaps
5.4 Binary search trees
5.5 Hash tables

[updated 24.02.2018]
Teaching methods/Media:
Slides, RAMses as an interactive tool for learning RAM commands, theoretical exercises.

[updated 24.02.2018]
Recommended or required reading:
Cormen Thomas H., Leiserson Charles E., Rivest Ronald L. und Stein Clifford: Algorithmen - Eine Einführung, Oldenbourg , 2013
 
Gumm Hans-Peter und Sommer Manfred: Einführung in die Informatik, Oldenbourg Verlag, 2012
 
Sedgewick Robert und Wayne Kevin: Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen, Pearson Studium, 2014

[updated 24.02.2018]
Module offered in:
WS 2022/23, WS 2021/22, WS 2020/21, WS 2019/20, WS 2018/19, ... 
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