This document provides an introduction and overview for the CS 415: Programming Languages course taught by Aaron Bloomfield in Fall 2005. The key points are:
1. The course covers major programming paradigms like functional, logic, and object-oriented through implementing programs in languages like Scheme, Prolog, and Smalltalk.
2. Students are expected to have experience with OOP, procedural, and assembly languages as prerequisites.
3. Grading is based on programming assignments, a individual project, midterm, final exam, and class participation.
4. Topics will include language design issues, compilers, and comparing how different languages handle concepts like naming, control flow, and types.
This document provides an introduction and overview for the CS 415: Programming Languages course taught by Aaron Bloomfield in Fall 2005. The key points are:
1. The course covers major programming paradigms like functional, logic, and object-oriented through implementing programs in languages like Scheme, Prolog, and Smalltalk.
2. Students are expected to have experience with OOP, procedural, and assembly languages as prerequisites.
3. Grading is based on programming assignments, a individual project, midterm, final exam, and class participation.
4. Topics will include language design issues, compilers, and comparing how different languages handle concepts like naming, control flow, and types.
This document provides an introduction and overview for the CS 415: Programming Languages course taught by Aaron Bloomfield in Fall 2005. The key points are:
1. The course covers major programming paradigms like functional, logic, and object-oriented through implementing programs in languages like Scheme, Prolog, and Smalltalk.
2. Students are expected to have experience with OOP, procedural, and assembly languages as prerequisites.
3. Grading is based on programming assignments, a individual project, midterm, final exam, and class participation.
4. Topics will include language design issues, compilers, and comparing how different languages handle concepts like naming, control flow, and types.
This document provides an introduction and overview for the CS 415: Programming Languages course taught by Aaron Bloomfield in Fall 2005. The key points are:
1. The course covers major programming paradigms like functional, logic, and object-oriented through implementing programs in languages like Scheme, Prolog, and Smalltalk.
2. Students are expected to have experience with OOP, procedural, and assembly languages as prerequisites.
3. Grading is based on programming assignments, a individual project, midterm, final exam, and class participation.
4. Topics will include language design issues, compilers, and comparing how different languages handle concepts like naming, control flow, and types.
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CS 415: Programming
Languages Course Introduction Aaron Bloomfield Fall 2005
Prerequisites Prerequisites: CS216 and CS333 with grades of C- or above. It is assumed that students entering this class have the following background:
Experience with an OOP language (such as Java or
C++), from CS 101/201 Experience with a procedural language (such as C), from CS 216 Familiarity with an assembly language, from CS 216 or CS 333
Course objectives 1. 2. 3. 4.
5.
Students who complete the course will:
Develop a greater understanding of the issues involved in programming language design and implementation Develop an in-depth understanding of functional, logic, and object-oriented programming paradigms Implement several programs in languages other than the one emphasized in the core curriculum (Java/C++) Understand design/implementation issues involved with variable allocation and binding, control flow, types, subroutines, parameter passing Develop an understanding of the compilation process
Textbook Textbook: Scott, Michael. Programming Language Pragmatics. Morgan Kaufmann: 2000 Textbook errata at http://www.cs.rochester.e du/u/scott/pragmatics/erra ta.html
Expected Assignments Write programs in several different languages
Current plan is the five listed a few slides back
Course project: to learn another language of
your choice
Includes a program, paper, and presentation
Midterm (on Wednesday, 12 October, during
class) Final exam (on Tuesday, 13 Dec from 9:00 12:00)
Both exams are closed book
Grades 35%: Programming homeworks 15%: Individual project and presentation 20%: Midterm 25%: Final exam 5%: Class participation Class participation will be graded partly based on attendance
In particular, you need to be conscious during class!
Just having a pulse and being present is not sufficient
Late policy Each person will be allowed ONE late day (24 hours) this term The late policy is 30% off for first 24 hours late, 50% off for the next 24 hours Assignments are not accepted after 48 hours from original due date Note that using your late day extends this calendar by 24 hours, so that you could turn the assignment in up to 72 hours after the original due date
Theory vs. Implementation
This class focuses on both:
Theory is covered by the textbook readings, lectures,
and on the tests Implementation is covered by the homework assignments and the project
You will need to do both to do well in the course
You cant slack off on the theory part!
Thus, if you dont keep up with the readings, you will end up with a poor grade in the course
You cannot understand one without understanding the
other
Honor Policy Yada, yada, yada You know the drill youve heard it all before by now
Fairness I intend this course to be hard but fair If it is not being fair, please let me know and I will do my best to correct it If it is not being hard (or being to hard), also let me know
Upcoming readings I will try to give you the readings well in advance so you can plan accordingly
See the course schedule as well
Read chapter 1 for Monday
Read the Algol 60 report for Wednesday Read (most of) chapter 2 for the following week
A note on acronyms My policy on acronyms for this course Acronyms that are pronounced are in title case:
Fortran Cobol Basic
Acronyms that are spelled-out are all in upper case:
PHP HTML XML
Keeping the class interesting
Humor breaks
Actually helps with attention span!
Not surprisingly, most of it will be computer humor!
