307540 (v.1) Engineering Computing 100

Area:

Department of First Year Engineering Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Practical:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Introduction to the design of software and Java programming. Compiling and executing a Java program. Primitive data types. Numeric expressions - operators and operator precedence. Method argument passing, boolean expressions, program documentation. Introduction to control structures - if-then-else, multi-way selection - the switch statement. Looping control structures - while loop, do-while loop, for loop. Introduction to object oriented programming, message passing, inheritance, abstract classes. Implementation of object oriented programming in Java. Arrays as a concept and their implementation in Java. The vector class in Java. Simple searching and sorting algorithms. Introduction to measuring algorithm efficiency.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

20103 Programming

HECS Band (if applicable):

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Supplemental

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2004	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area