This module introduces Chemistry students to data analysis and programming techniques and principles. The material presented is delivered within a chemical sciences/chemistry context, i.e. with special emphasis placed on its relevance to students of Chemistry and its application to chemical sciences/chemistry problems. The topics to be covered include data presentation and analysis, the basics of computer programming, variable types, input/output statements, loop statements, conditional operators, commands and functions.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to: