Computer Science

Computer Science (Informática)

Grado en Ingeniería en Tecnologías Industriales

2023-2024

Last-minute announcements

This section will feature news, warnings, announcements, and, in general, all kinds of information which is not available at the beginning of the semester. It will be updated as the information becomes available. Students are strongly advised to check here often

(08.03.2024) The first lab exam will take place in week 11 (starting march 11). Students shall take the exam in the lab group and turn assigned to them. Group and turn assignments are listed here.
(12.02.2024) The first theory quiz will take place on February 20, at 14:00h, in rooms E5 and E7. It will be a set of multiple-choice questions covering Chapters 1 and 2.
(17.01.2024) Classes start on January 22. Since there is no lab work on the first week, all students must attend the first class on Jan 22, at 12:00 in room NA5. After that, lectures will take place on Wednesdays, at 10h, in room NA5.

Organization (also, check the School's activity calendar for exam dates, etc)

Instructors

Raúl Durán Díaz
Office DN-244
e-mail raul.duran(at)uah.es
Office hours: arrange by e-mail

Juan Ignacio Pérez Sanz
Office DE-322
e-mail: nacho.perez(at)uah.es
Office hours: arrange by e-mail

Program (2023-2024)

_{1.    Introduction
to

Computers}

_{Basic definitions. Functional structure. Von Neumann
machine. Machine and assembly languages. Compilers.
Programs Historical evolution.}

_{2.

Representation of Information.}

_{Representation of numbers. Binary codification. Integers:
sign, 1-C, 2-C, biased representations. Reals: floating
point, IEEE754. Alphanumeric information.}

_{3.

The C Programming Language.}

_·_{Introduction

to the C programming language. Characteristics and
elements. Sample program.}

_·_{Data
types.}

_·_{Input
and output.}

_·_{Operators

and expressions.}

_·_{Control
flow.}

_·_Functions.

_·_{Vectors
and strings.}

_·_Pointers.

_·_{Structures.

Unions. Bit-fields. Typedef.}

_·_{File
input and output.}

_·_{Dynamic
memory.}

_·_{The
C-language preprocessor.}

_{Class hours}

Classroom:

Wednesdays, 10-12h, room NA05

Lab:

Group A1: Mondays, 12 – 14, in lab OL24

Group A2: Mondays, 10 – 12, in lab NL5

Group A3: Wednesdays, 12 – 14, in lab OL24

Group A4: Wednesdays, 12 – 14, in lab EL7

Group A5: Thursdays, 12 - 14, in lab OL24

The course follows the standard continuous evaluation procedure, with the following exams:

Classroom:

First quiz: units 1-2 (15% of final grade)

Second quiz: unit 4 (35% of final grade)

Lab work:

Exams: assignment 4, all sections (50% of final grade).

_{According

to current regulations (students are advised to contact
the Secretaría de
Alumnos to this respect), students may apply for the
non-standard ‘single
exam’ evaluation procedure. Should this application
be accepted, the grading will result from a single exam
consisting of three parts, very similar in nature and
percentages to those described above under the ‘continuous
evaluation’ procedure: one quiz for units 1-2, one for
unit 4, and one last part for the lab work.}

Documentation

Lecture slides

Unit 1     1 slide/page (pdf)        2 slides/page (pdf)
Unit 2       1 slide/page (pdf)        2 slides/page (pdf)
Unit 4

        Unit 4.1
        Unit 4.2
        Unit 4.3
        Unit 4.4
        Unit 4.5
        Unit 4.6
        Unit 4.7
        Unit 4.8
        Unit 4.9
        Unit 4.10
        Unit 4.11
        Unit 4.12

Lab

Assignment 1 (Check also the Addendum to Assignment 1)
Assignment 2
Assignment 3
Assignment 4
Assignment 5

Additional Resources

C language Quick Reference card

gdb debugger reference card

Aprenda C como si estuviera en primero. Full, starter-level, C language book. (In spanish)

Practique C como si estuviera en primero. Complement to the above book. Programming exercises with solutions (In spanish) (also, zip file with the program codes from the book)

Sample written exam (in spanish)

Instructions to download and install the Virtual Machine for lab practice:

Download and install the free VirtualBox app.
It's also advisable to download and install the 'Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack', available from this page. Otherwise, some functionality will not be available (the host machine's USB drive access, for instance).
Download this Ubuntu Virtual Machine (Don't just click! Instead, right click, Save As...).
Start VirtualBox and select 'Import Appliance' from the 'File' menu. It will ask for the appliance file (provide the path to the previously downloaded file). Then you must provide a folder to place the Virtual Machine. Click 'Accept' or 'yes' to every question. A Ubuntu virtual machine is created, which can be run from the menu.
The Virtual Machine will automatically log in to the default user, but in case it is needed, the default user is 'Laboratorio Informática', and the password is 'larq'.