PřF:E2011 Theor. Fundam. Comp. Sci. - Course Information
E2011 Theoretical Fundamentals of Computer Science
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. Vlad Popovici, PhD (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Böhm (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Ing. Vlad Popovici, PhD
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Vlad Popovici, PhD
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Tue 8:00–10:50 F01B1/709
- Prerequisites
- ! Bi2011 Theor. Fundam. Comp. Sci.
None, it is a basic course. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Epidemiology and modeling (programme PřF, B-MBB)
- Mathematical Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB)
- Course objectives
- The course will provide a first exposure to various computing platforms and paradigms.
- Learning outcomes
- The students will be able to understand the fundamentals of Boolean algebra, data representation and scientific computing.
- Syllabus
- Computing platforms: historical perspective; modern architectures.
- Data representation: numeral systems; precision.
- Boolean algebra; propositional calculus.
- Brief introduction to algorithms and complexity.
- Programming paradigms.
- Invited talks.
- Literature (available as PDF from Springer-Verlag within the campus)
- Jenkyns T., Stephenson B., Fundamentals of Discrete Math for Computer Science. 2nd Ed. Springer 2018
- Makinson, D., Sets, Logic and Maths for Computing. 3rd Ed., Springer 2020
- Teaching methods
- lectures, guided discussions
- Assessment methods
- Lectures, class discussion;
Final written exam. - Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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