This lecture is an introduction to programming based on the language C++;at the same time we present important theoretical concepts that are at the heart of programing. In the first part, we speak about the concepts "Problem", "Program", and "Algorithm" , and we discuss the theoretical limitations of programming. The C++ part is subdivided into "Foundations", "Functions", and "Classes".

Scientific visualization is the application of computer graphicsto the visual analysis and interactive exploration of scientific data which havetypically spatial or spatio-temporal domain.Such datasets arise in engineering, natural and medical sciences, and are generatedby simulation, measurement or imaging techniques.