Computer Programming

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Syllabi, schedules, course notes

• Code Academy: C++, Java, Python
• Computational Tools Course: Course with Excel and Python
• Excel VBA Programming for Engineers: AIChE Course
• Interactive Chemical Engineering Simulations: Jupyter Notebooks
• Introductory Programming Courses with TCLab: Begin Java, Begin Matlab, Begin Python
• Introduction to Programming for Engineers: Course with Excel, Matlab, Python, MathCAD
• Introduction to Computer Programming: Harvard CS50 
• Interactive Coding for Chemical Engineers in MATLAB (Live Scripts) / Julia (Jupyter Notebooks): GitHub Source, CACHE Sponsored Report
• Open Access Version of Applied Numerical Computing Course: GitHub Source, CACHE Sponsored Report
• List of 800+ Computer Science Courses: GitHub Archive

Textbooks

Matlab / Octave

• Matlab for Engineers
• Matlab Programming for Engineers

Python

• Introduction to Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering
• Zybooks: Programming in Python 3
• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
• PyChemEngg: Python-based framework for problem solving in Chemical Engineering.

C++

• Introduction to Engineering Programming
• Introduction to Programming with C++ for Engineers

Screencasts

• Introduction to Python for Chemical Engineers: AIChE Webinar
• LearnChemE Screencasts: Engineering Computing

Useful Links

• Trends of Popular Programming Languages: TIOBE Index
• Introductory Computer Programming Courses for Chemical Engineers (2004): Survey Results
• Computing Skills in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum: Assessment
• Chemical Engineering Academia-Industry Alignment: Expectations about New Graduates: Assessment

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