Course syllabus for Object-oriented programming in Python

Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameObjektorienterad programmeringsteknik i Python
  • CodeDAT171
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKMAS
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyAutomation and Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering
  • DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 55126
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsYes
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0114 Written and oral assignments 3 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c3 c0 c0 c0 c
0214 Examination 4.5 c
Grading: TH		0 c0 c4.5 c0 c0 c0 c

In programmes

Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Good knowledge of basic programming structures such as variables, conditions, loops, and functions
in any programming language.

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide the students with good opportunities to develop a fundamental understanding of object-oriented programming, particular in Python and how to use standard libraries for development of  graphical user interfaces,   numerical computations and plotting.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

After successfully passing the course, the student should
  • be able to independently from a problem formulation  write objectoriented software using Python
  • be able to  read and use reference literature for the Python programming language as well as
  • be able to use the SciPy/NumPy package for numerical computations and PyQt for writing graphical user interfaces.

Content

  • Basic building blocks of a Python program (variables, conditional statements, loops, libraries, catching errors).
  • Data structures (trees, dictionaries, queues, tuples)
  • Object Oriented programming (classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, abstract classes).
  • PyQt for creating graphical user interfaces
  • NumPy (Matrices, vectors, linear algebra)
  • SciPy (Package for numerical computations)
  • Matplotlib (Plotting)
  • Interactive Python (ipython)

Organisation

The course is give in the form of lectures and tutored handins.

Literature

To be announced 2 weeks prior to course start.

Examination including compulsory elements

Three compulsory handins and a mandatory exam (at computer) with grades pass to 5.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.