Duration
20h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geography, global change, research focus | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The basics of programming (by using language C) useful for physical geography are taught: real vs integer, if/then/else, the loop (for), subroutine/function, how to read and write an ASCII file. These notions are illustrated with the help of small programs resolving problems in physical geography. Finally, physical geography time series are analysed with the C language to illustrate the interest of a programming language.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The student will be able to use C (on Linux) for resolving simple problems in physical geography.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Experience in using a programing language is an added value but not mandatory as the basics are taught here.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The teaching method is mainly based on concrete examples illustrating the main notions of C by manipulating physical geography data (available in ASCII).
Linux is used to compile and to edit the C programs.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face (or distant learning if it is needed)
Course materials and recommended or required readings
- Claude Delannoy, Programmer en langage C, 5e édition, Editeur Eyrolles, 2016, pg 268, EAN: 9782212118254, ISBN: 2212118252.
- Greg Perry and Dean Miller, C Programming Absolute Beginner's Guide (3rd Edition), Publisher ?: ?Que Publishing; pg 353, EAN: 9780789751980, ISBN: 9780789751980.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
- Remote
oral exam
Other : Group work to present
Additional information:
The exam (3 hours maximum; 65%) consists of writing a small program analysing physical geography data. Moreover, during the year, as a group work (35%), the students have to resolve and to present a program resolving a significant problem in physical geography.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Prof. Xavier Fettweis
Laboratory of Climatology
Department of Geography - UR SPHERES
Web: http://www.climato.be/fettweis