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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Geography
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Roie Knaanie
Coordinator Office Hours:
Sunday, 17:15 after the lab
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Ofer elior
Course/Module description:
Understanding computer programming, learning to program and solve problems using Python.
Course/Module aims:
Presenting the computing principles, learning to program in Python.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Understanding the computing principles, ability to program in python, write functions and use python data containers to solve problems using Python
Attendance requirements(%):
0
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal lecture in a computer lab, weekly programming exercises.
Course/Module Content:
Python Interpreter
Variables, statements, expressions, built-in functions
Input/Output, using files
Program execution, from a file, interpreter, compiler
Strings, strings functions
Branching and decisions, Boolean expressions, if statement
Defining Functions
Data Containers:
strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries, sets
Nested Data structures, Repetitions.
List Comprehension.
Required Reading:
None
Additional Reading Material:
Course's textbook:
Introduction to Python Programming, by Ofer Elior,
online book:
https://hebrewscience.org/python/
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 85 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 15 %
Additional information:
A programming assignment will published after every lesson. It is required to pass 7 of the assignments. Passing this requirement earns 15 points in the final grade. At least one lecture in the course will be based on the flipped classroom approach: bBefore the lecture(s) the students will watch videos explaining the lecture's materials, and the lecture itself will focus on practicing them. Lectures will be recorded and published.
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