1. Introduction to Computers

1.1. What is a computer?

1.2. An introduction to the parts of
a digital computer

1.2.2 The software

1.2.3 The firmware

2. Introduction to Programming

2.1 An approach to problem solving

2.2 Algorithmic approaches & flowcharts

2.3 Sample algorithms & flowcharts

3. Elements of FORTRAN

3.1 A brief history of FORTRAN

3.2 Structure of FORTRAN language

3.2.1 STOP statement

3.2.2 END statement

3.2.3 comment statement

3.2.4 Layout of a FORTRAN program

3.3 The elements of FORTRAN language

3.3.1 The character set

3.3.2 The FORTRAN language quantities

3.3.3 Predefined types of FORTRAN variables

3.4 Type & length specifications

3.4.1 Type declaration statements

3.4.2 Lengths

3.4.3 IMPLICIT type & length declarations

3.5 FORTRAN assignment statement

3.6 FORTRAN arithmetic expressions

3.7 Related Expressions

3.7.1 Arithmetic Relations

3.8 Logical Expressions

3.9 The order of computations, precedence rule

3.10 Library functions

3.11 Unformatted input and output statements

3.11.1 Unformatted READ statement

3.11.2 Unformatted PRINT statement

4. Control Statements and Loops

4.1 Control statements

4.2 Unconditional GOTO statement

4.3 Computed (or Conditional) GOTO statement

4.4 Logical IF statement

4.5 Arithmetic IF statement

4.6 Block IF statement in FORTRAN 77

MIDTERM EXAM

5. DO Loops

5.1 The DO loop structure

5.2 The DO statement in FORTRAN 77

5.2.1 Execution of Do statement

5.2.2 The CONTINUE statement

5.2.3 Other rules & warnings on the use of
DO loops in FORTRAN 77

6. Arrays and Subscripted Variables

6.1 One dimensional arrays

6.2 Two dimensional arrays

6.3 Subscripted variable names

6.4 The DIMENSION statement

6.5 The array with Type statement

6.6 The array bounds

6.7 Input and output with arrays

6.7.1 I/O with one dimensional arrays

6.7.2 I/O with two dimensional arrays in column order

6.7.3 I/O with two dimensional arrays in row order

6.8 The DATA statement

6.9 Arrays in algorithms

7. Subprograms

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Statement function

7.3 FUNCTION type subprogram

7.3 SUBROUTINE type subprogram

7.4 Adjustable dimensions

Week

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Lab

1

Feb 16

2

Feb 23

3

March 2

( No Lab This Week )  Tutorial

4

March 9

( No Lab This Week )

5

March 16

Algorithms & Flowcharts

6

March 23

Simple Programming

7

March 30

GOTO

8

Apr 6

IF

9

Apr 13

Lab Midterm

10

Apr 20

 DO loops

11

Apr 27

Simple One -Dimensional Arrays

12

May 4

Two-Dimensional Arrays

13

May 11

Function Type Subprograms

14

May 18

15

May 25

Lab Final

%30

Midterm (14 April 2009, 18:00)

%40

Final

%25

Laboratory (Each lab %0.5, Midterm lab %8, and Final lab %12.5)

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Attendance, Homework assignments, Quizzes, etc.