1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

SKI 90 Computer Science (Chemists)
10 credit points 5 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a first year subject of the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Applied chemistry) and (Biochemistry/Chemistry)
Content
This is an introductory course in computing for students
majoring in chemistry. Computing dominates the modern
day practice of chemistry from computer aided automation
in the laboratory to scientific research involving
supercomputers. The aim of this course is to provide a good
foundation in computing principles. No previous computing
knowledge is assumed. An introduction to both computers
and the DOS operation system is presented. A programming
language, currently QBASIC, is introduced and applied to
solve problems typically encountered in chemistry.
-. SK210 Introduction to Computing
8 10 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
0 Prerequisite: ~ i l Assessment: laboratory assignments,
-. examination
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A first year subject for students in the Environmental
Health and Psychology and Psychophysiology streams of
the Bachelor of Applied Science.
Objectives
Introduce students to computing concepts; provide an
appreciation of computer systems, their hardware and
software:
Provide training and insights into a selection of relevant
software application packages;
Provide a brief exposure to programming.
Content
Computer hardware: typical Personal Computer systems, an
overview of computer architecture, peripheral devices,
communications and up to date means of input and output
of data.
Software tools: Operating system commands and their use;
relevant application packages such as a word-processor,
spreadsheet, database etc.
An introduction to programming in a high-level language,
includine varticular reference to its use in the software
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packages being studied.
Recommended reading
Manuals or texts referring to Microsoft Windows, Word and
Excel.
SW80 Software Development
10 credit points 4 hours per week .Prerequisites: SKI80
Assessment: Laboratory exercises, assignments and
examination
This is a second year subject of the Bachelor of Engineering
(Electrical)
Objectives
To introduce the principles of the software development
process;
To introduce the syntax and semantics of the C
language;
To introduce the fundamental data structures and
algorithms.
Content
Dynamics of software development process, software tools,
algorithm development, programming techniques,
fundamental concepts of C language, data types, operators,
control of flow, arrays, functions, string handling with
standard libraries, structures and bitfields, dynamic memory
management, basic data structures: lists, linked lists, queues,
stacks, trees and operations, sorting and searching
techniques.
Recommended Reading
Kelly, A. and Pohl, I., A Book on C, Benjamin-Cummings, 1995
Kruse, R.L., Leung, B.P. and Tondo, C.L., Data Structures and
Program Design in C, Prentice Hall, 1991
SW90 lntroduction to Programming
10 credit points 5 hours per week Hawthorn
Assessment: examination and assignments
An introduction to computing for students majoring in the
physical sciences. No previous knowledge of computing is
required.
Objective
To provide a good foundation in the principles of
computing necessary for contemporary practice of physics
or chemistry.
Content
An introduction to computers, the DOS operating system,
and applications of use to the scientist is presented. The C
programming language is introduced and applied to solve
problems typically encountered by physical scientists.
SM106 Mathematics
7.5 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
Assessment: examination and assignment
This is a first year subject of the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Psychology and Psychophysiology)
Content
Basic functions: linear, polynomial and rational.
Trigonometric, exponential and hyperbolic functions.
Differentiation: product rule, chain rule; applications to
maxima and minima and graph sketching.
Integration: applications and methods.
Linear Algebra: Matrices, determinants, solutions of
simultaneous linear equations
Vectors
Data Analysis and probability
Recommended reading
Berry, J., Norcliffe, A. and Humble, S., Introductory Mathematics
%rough Science Applications. Cambridge, Cambridge University
Press, 1989.
Prescribed calculators
Texas Instruments Advanced Scientific (TI-82) graphics calculator.