Section outline

    • Partie théorique:

      • Algorithmes: introduction générale
      • Ingrédients de base des algorithmes

    • Software development


      Programming:
      • About the course
      • Python interactive interpreter
      • Exercises:
        • Setting up the working environment for Python
        • First contact with the Unix environment

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    • This lecture provides information about the organization of the course throughout the semester.

    • Let us warm up by interacting with Python interpreter.
      Online reading: Link

    • Connectez-vous sur l’infrastructure des postes de travail virtuels. Choisissez une des machines virtuelles IC-CO-IN-SC-MA-2025-Fall ou IC-CO-IN-SC-INJ-2025-Fall (et pas une autre).

    • The UbuntuIntro exercise contains several practical concepts regarding using a terminal in an operating system such as Ubuntu. We recommend that you do it to see that one does not need a visual editor to interact with the operating system.

      Note: The topic is not directly related to Python programming and will not be an exam topic. Despite that, you should not ignore it, as it presents the basics necessary for anyone using a Linux operating system.
    • Fichiers pour la configuration sur les machines virtuelles de l'EPFL, à télécharger et utiliser selon les instructions du PDF

    • Fichiers pour la configuration sur vos propres machinesà télécharger et utiliser selon les instructions du PDF