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Computer Science for Mechanical Engineers
Informatik II (D-MAVT, 4. Sem.)
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:02:50
Abstract
Students will be presented an overview of computer organization anddesign. Using the assembly language MIPS the organization levels fromlogic gates to the data path are described. Additional topics fromtheoretical and practical computer science are Turing machines,information theory, computer networks and data bases.
Objective
Überblick und Verständnis für grundlegende Prinzipien moderner Rechenmaschinen.
Content
Computer organization: basic design principles - Abstraction levels: high-level programming language - assembly language - machine code - stored-program concept - instruction set architecture (for the example of MIPS) - computer arithmetics: interger addition, multiplication - hardware: Logic Gates, Decoder, Multiplexer, PLA, ALU, Datapath & Control, Latches and Flip-flops, - Multicycle data path - Turing machines, finite state machines, - Coding & Information Theory: Hufman codes - Computer networks and the Schichtenmodell: TCP/IP - Dikstras shortest path algorithm - cryptography - data bases
Resources
Lecture Notes
slides will be made available
Literature
announced in class
General Information
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- end-of-semester examination
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture | Informatik II (D-MAVT, 4. Sem.) |
|
2 h weekly |
| exercise | Informatik II (D-MAVT, 4. Sem.) |
|
1 h weekly |