Informatics I
Introduction to Computing for Chemists
Prof. Philippe H. Hünenberger / HS25
IMPORTANT NOTE: Starting from the fall semester of 2025, the programming language taught will change from C++ to Python.
This has the following consequences:
- I will not be able to distribute a lecture script (booklet) at semester start in HS25 (as I usually do), and students will have to download the lecture pdf's weekly from the web page.
- Besides exercise 1 (UNIX) and exercise 7 (Modeling), the exercise series 2-6 will be entirely new, progressively teaching Python in the form of Jupyter notebooks.
- It will be possible to take exams in spring 2026, fall 2026, and spring 2027 in either Python or in C++. However, starting from the fall exam of 2027, the exams will be conducted exclusively in Python.
| date | update |
|---|---|
| 20.10.2025 | Change in the exercise schedule (see Exercise page) |
| - | Exercise 7 replaces Exercise 6.2T (which is cancelled) |
| - | No exercises in the last semester week |
| - | Five best exercise grades (out of seven possible) contribute to exam grade |
| 24.11.2025 | Script exercise 7 added (see Documents page) |
| 27.11.2025 | Script lecture 10 updated (see Documents page) |
| 03.12.2025 | Script lecture 11 added (see Documents page) |
| - | Probeklausur Angabe added (see Documents page / previous exams) |
| - | To do on your own - Correction at the last lecture |
| 04.12.2025 | Script lecture 11 updated (see Documents page) |
| 09.12.2025 | Grades exercise 5 available (see Exercise marks page) |
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