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Unit 4 - Classes Visual Programming - INF1511

Unit 6 of Visual Programming 1 focuses on the theory and practical application of classes in programming, including concepts such as inheritance, polymorphism, and method overriding. Students are required to have prior knowledge from Units 1-5 and will complete assessments including quizzes and programming activities on Jupyter Notebook. The unit emphasizes the importance of classes as templates for creating objects and managing data and operations.

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Unit 4 - Classes Visual Programming - INF1511

Unit 6 of Visual Programming 1 focuses on the theory and practical application of classes in programming, including concepts such as inheritance, polymorphism, and method overriding. Students are required to have prior knowledge from Units 1-5 and will complete assessments including quizzes and programming activities on Jupyter Notebook. The unit emphasizes the importance of classes as templates for creating objects and managing data and operations.

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2024 Unit6 Classes - Visual Programming 1 (INF1511)

Visual Programming 1 (University of South Africa)

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INF1511 Unit 6
Visual Programming I

Classes

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Assumptions

• Installed Jupyter Notebook.


• Done the theory self-assessments for Units 1-5
• Watched all the recordings for Units 1-5.

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Overview Unit 6
• The theory of classes in programming.
• The practical application (and demonstration)
of classes in programming.
• The assessment of learning in this unit.

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Programming elements
• Literals - _______________________________________
• Variables - ______________________________________
• Keywords (30 in Python … and else elif exec … )
• Comments #
• A keyword is IF and ELIF
• A keyword is FOR
• A keyword is WHILE
• Functions are declared! The keyword is ……
• CLASS?

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Theory – What are classes in programming?

• Classes are ….
• A system. There is always input, processing
and output.
• A function has input, processing and output.
• A class has attributes and functions!

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Class – OO and re-use of code

• Define a class.
• A template/blueprint – DATA and OPERATIONS.
• Use the class attributes – variables (data
members) and methods (member functions).
• Define the functions in a class.
• From classes – create instances – objects.
• Classes can be independent or inherit (from a
base class).
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Class

• Access the class variables in instance


methods.
• Create a class instance.
• Initialize a class instance.
• Class and Static methods.

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More Class

• Inheritance - single, multi-level and multiple.


• Control specifiers.
• Method overriding.
• Operator overloading.
• Polymorphism.
• Use of properties and descriptors.

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Assessment for Unit 6

• Theory MCQ quiz. Three attempts.


• Programming activities for this unit on Jupyter
Notebook page. Use to complete Assignment 6.
• Practical MCQ quiz (Assignment 6) available.
One attempt.

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Assessment Plan – NO EXTENSIONS

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Practical application

• Demonstrate the syntax and use of classes


• Using ANACONDA programming environment.

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