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Module Title	Advanced Programming
Module Code	CA247
School	School of Computing
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr Donal Fitzpatrick	Office Number	L2.49
Level	2	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

To introduce the student to more advanced programming concepts and implementation in C.To introduce simple algorithms.To show how simple models of physical systems can be implemented in C.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of this module, the student will be able to:- Design programs to solve problems of medium complexity.- Implement these designs using C.- Be familiar with a development environment, including error messages, line numbers and debugging.

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	12
Tutorials	0
Laboratories	24
Seminars	0
Independent Learning Time	39

Total	75
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus

Students are assumed to already know about i/o, loops, multidimensional arrays, functions, pointers, strings, flow control , sorting, searching and maximisation. These will be revised at the beginning of the module.New material includes:Graphics - drawing polygons, lines and curves. Colours. Animation. Simulation of simple physical systems e.g. springs, gravitation, heat flow.Random numbers – simulation of stochastic systems e.g. coin tossing experiments, evolution.