Course detail

Introduction to Programming and Algorithmization

FSI-1PAAcad. year: 2025/2026

The content of the subject is mostly focused on general knowledge and skills concerning the use of high-level programming languages in engineering practice. Although the Matlab language is used, the same principles apply many similar languages (e.g. Python). The subject can be divided into three parts - Matlab basics, algorithmisation, and general programming principles and practical recommendations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Robert Grepl, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics (ÚMTMB)

Entry knowledge

Vectors and matrices, matrix calculus, Propositional calculus, basic computer skills.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The evaluation is based on the standard point system 0-100b. The students can get up to 80 points for 3 tests during the semester and 20 points for the semestral project and its presentation. In all cases, especially the fulfillment of functional requirements and the quality of the realization are the evaluation criteria.


Attendance at practical training is obligatory. Attendance at exercises is checked. Attendance at lectures is not mandatory but recommended.

Aims

The goal of the subject is to get and develop the ability to make algorithms and solve the most common engineering and mathematical problems through practical experience, e.i. to decompose a complex task to a set of simple tasks so that it can be written in the Matlab syntax.
After finishing this subject, students are expected to be able to independently use the Matlab language to solve various engineering tasks. Basic knowledge gained here serves as a basis for studying (even self-studying) other languages in different applications. E.g. the C language for the programming of microcontrollers.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Algorithms: Fundamental Techniques. Dostupne online: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Algorithms (EN)
Knuth, D.: The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, Addison-Wesley, 2019
Stormy Attaway: Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2019 (EN)

Recommended reading

Bohuslav Doňar; Karel Zaplatílek : MATLAB pro začátečníky, BEN - technická literatura, 2005 (CS)
Pelánek, R.: Jak to vyřešit, Portál, 2011 (CS)
Pelánek, R.: Programátorská cvičebnice, Computer Press, 2012 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-MET-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Robert Grepl, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1) Organisation, Matlab as an engineering tool
2) Basic Matlab syntax - variables, operators, control structures
3) Signals and plots
4) Data types and structures
5) Matrix operations and calculus
6) Functions and recursion
7) Algoritmisation
8) Practical algorithms
9) Object oriented programming
10) Graphical user interface
11) Good programming habits
12) Testing and version control
13) Programming languages and styles

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Robert Grepl, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1) Variables and indexation
2) Conditions
3) Cycles
3) Plots
4) Random numbers
5) Vectorisation
6) Functions and recursion
7) Algorithmic exercises 1
8) Algorithmic exercises 1
9) Structures and objects
10) Graphical user interface
11) Programming exercises - Timing and code profiling
12) Programming exercises - Data input and output
13) Programming exercises - Search algorithms