General Informatics

Year
1

Academic year
2019-2020

Code
01006208

Subject Area
Computer Engineering

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
6.0

Type
Compulsory

Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Mathematics I.

Teaching Methods

The lectures support the student´s learning on solid foundations of the computing aspects related to Chemistry covered in this discipline. The PL classes are carried on with active involvement of the students in the computational resolution of the problems that are provided.

Learning Outcomes

To provide knowledge on informatics, computer programming and numerical methods applied to Chemistry.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

Computers, software and computing. Binary representation of data. Spreadsheets: applications in chemistry. Representation of molecular structure. Computational algebraic systems (Maxima). Computional numerical systems (Octave). Programming in Fortran 90/95. Introduction to scientific computing: numerical methods.

Head Lecturer(s)

Jorge Manuel Campos Marques

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Laboratory work or Field work: 10.0%
Exam: 90.0%

Bibliography

“Excel(R) for chemists: A comprehensive guide”, E. J. Billo, New York 2001, Editora: Wiley-VCH

- “An Introduction To Fortran 90 For Scientific Computing”, J. M. Ortega, 1995, Editora: Saunders College Publishing/Harcourt Brace