Elements of Computing I

(2-4 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Introduction to programming using the Python language. This course assumes no prior programming experience and emphasizes computational thinking, problem-solving, object-oriented programming, and programming literacy. Topics covered include basic syntax, data types, conditional execution, control flow structures, file I/O, and basic data manipulation. This includes basic programming constructs such as data, variables, functions, conditionals, loops, lists, files, sets, and dictionaries. LB - Leuven, Belgium This course is an introduction to Python programming with a focus on the concepts of programming specifically applicable to the processing and analysis of spatial data. A student at the end should be able to work out a solution strategy to analyze spatial data based on a general scientific problem, write out program codes that allow for processing and analyzing spatial data, and develop simple programming applications in existing GIS software.