After successful completion of the course, students are able to apply simple concepts of scientific programming in Python and to develop compact computer programs for solving electrical problems. The course is designed to teach students without previous programming experience the basics of programming through weekly lectures and exercises with a strong focus on creating programming examples. Likewise, in addition to programming in Python, the use of auxiliary tools and applications will be demonstrated and applied in the lab exercises. These include, for example, working in the command line, using software development environments, using debugging tools, and applying methods for managing program files.

The course content covers the following aspects of scientific programming in Python:

• Basic language features: variables and data types, operators, conditional statements, functions, classes, data structures
• Embedding and using (external) libraries/packages
• Working with vectors and matrices
• Writing and reading files
• Visualizing data and results
• Solving systems of equations numerically

The course consists of lecture units as well as practical units which take place in the lecture hall. These are accompanied by weekly homework exercises to ensure successful learning outcomes. Furthermore, mandatory lab exercises are held in which code examples are implemented in the computer lab of the institute. In order to answer individual questions in the context of the homework, the LVA team offers weekly Q&A sessions which can be attended voluntarily.

Consultation hours (organizational)
The next consultation hour is on:
January 22nd, 2024
Location: CD 0519
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m

For organizational questions: prog@iue.tuwien.ac.at 

Submission of homework assignments as well as participation in lab sessions.