CS-A1110: Programming 1

Course name	Programming 1 / Ohjelmointi 1
Course code	CS-A1110
Abbreviation	O1
Period	I-II
Lecturer	No lectures

Description

Programming 1 (O1) is an introductory programming course for students in the School of Science and related programmes. The course covers the fundamentals of imperative programming and object-oriented programming using Scala. It serves as the prerequisite for CS-A1120 Programming 2.

Course material

Official material

The course uses the A+ online learning platform, which contains all reading material, programming exercises, and automatic assessment. No separate textbook is required.

Extra material

Official Scala documentation
Scala Tour
IntelliJ IDEA documentation

Contents and workload

Overall workload

The course is worth 5 ECTS (approximately 135 hours), corresponding to roughly 7–9 hours of work per week. The workload is steady throughout the course, and keeping up with the weekly schedule is strongly recommended.

Weekly contents

Week	Topics
1	Course introduction, IntelliJ, Scala basics
2	Variables, data types, expressions, input/output
3	Functions, parameters, scope
4	Conditionals and pattern matching
5	Loops, iteration, collections
6	Objects, classes, constructors
7	Object-oriented design, encapsulation
8	Inheritance and polymorphism
9	Traits and abstraction
10	Collections, higher-order functions
11	Error handling, Option, exceptions
12	Larger programs, file input/output
13–14	Revision and final programming project

Practicalities

Assessment is based entirely on weekly programming exercises submitted through the A+ platform. Exercises are graded automatically and provide immediate feedback. There is no written exam. Exercise sessions are available for in-person help, and the final grade is determined by the total points accumulated from weekly submissions.

Official prerequisites

None. No prior programming knowledge is assumed.

Additional prerequisites

Basic computer skills and a personal laptop (Windows, macOS, or Linux).

Trivia

TNO.