Department of Natural Sciences

Computing Science

Lecture

Lecture (content in general):

  • Computer systems (hardware)
  • Computer science (informatics)
  • Internet, WWW
  • HTML
  • Basics of structured programming

→ Download lecture notes, exercises (LEA)

 

 

Lecture (content in detail):

  • Part 1: Introduction 
  • Part 2: Excel 1, Excel 2 (Names in Excel, Differentiation and Integrals, Birth Weight Data
  • Part 3: Internet
  • Part 4: HTML with sample files
  • Part 4a: Javascript with sample scripts
  • Part 5: Overview programming languages
  • Part 6: Visual Basic Part 1
  • Part 7: Visual Basic Part 2 (OptionButtons,CheckBoxes) 
  • Part 8: Visual Basic Part 3 (Decision structures, Math. Functions and Operators)
  • Part 9: Visual Basic Part 4 - Loops, Procedures, Functions, Arrays, Debugging
  • Part 10: Computers in Biology Part 1
  • Part 11: Computers in Biology Part 2

Exercises

Basics of handling a computer
Spreadsheet calculations, accompanied by the basics of
mathematics and statistics
Basics of creating web pages with HTML
Basics of programming with Visual Basic

→ Download lecture notes, exercises (LEA)

Practical Course

Compulsory Course in first semester Bachelor Applied Biology and
Compulsory Course in first semester Bachelor Forensic Sciences

The course consists of

  • Lecture: 2 credit hours (2L)
    Exercise: 2 credit hours (2E)
     
  • Credits: 4 ECTS

→ Download lecture notes, exercises (LEA)

Requirements

For the participation in lectures or exercises: there are no entry requirements.

 

The students provide evidence of active participation in the tutorial
relating to the lecture by solving exercises in class and/or by taking a
written test at the end of the semester.

Literature

1) HTML:

2) Microsoft Excel

  • Joseph E. Billo, Excel for chemists, Wiley, New York 2001
    (contains a lot of tips and tricks relevant for scientists)

3) Visual Basic

  • Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 programmer's guide, Microsoft Press Redmond, 1999 (advanced textbook)

Links

Further links

LEA