Lectures
CptS 355 - Programming Language Design
Washington State University
CptS 355 - Programming Language Design
Washington State University
| Week | Date | Topic | Book Chapter(s) | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 08/21 | Syllabus, A puzzle | ||
| Wed 08/23 | Introduction | Chapter 1 | ||
| Fri 08/25 | Approaching a new language, Python Basics 1 | |||
| 2 | Mon 08/28 | Python Basics 2 | A1 assigned | |
| Wed 08/30 | Computability | Chapter 2 | ||
| Fri 09/01 | Postscript, RPN Notes | |||
| 3 | Mon 09/04 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| Wed 09/06 | Postscript | |||
| Fri 09/08 | Postscript interpreter issues | HW1 assigned | ||
| 4 | Mon 09/11 | Lisp | Chapter 3 | A1 due, A2 assigned |
| Wed 09/13 | Lisp | |||
| Fri 09/15 | List processing, tail recursion | HW1 due | ||
| 5 | Mon 09/18 | List processing, tail recursion | HW2 assigned | |
| Wed 09/20 | Syntax | Chapter 4.1 | ||
| Fri 09/22 | Syntax, Parsing - supplemental | |||
| 6 | Mon 09/25 | Semantics - notes, Hoare handout | Chapter 4.3 | HW2 due |
| Wed 09/27 | Midterm review | |||
| Fri 09/29 | 1st Midterm Exam | |||
| 7 | Mon 10/02 | Axiomatic semantics | A2 due | |
| Wed 10/04 | Axiomatic semantics, Exam return | HW3 assigned | ||
| Fri 10/06 | Axiomatic semantics, Exam return | |||
| 8 | Mon 10/09 | Binary search invariants | ||
| Wed 10/11 | Algol and ML, Tofte ML Notes | Chapter 5 | A3 assigned | |
| Fri 10/13 | ML | HW3 due | ||
| 9 | Mon 10/16 | ML | ||
| Wed 10/18 | Types | Chapter 6 | ||
| Fri 10/20 | Types | |||
| 10 | Mon 10/23 | Functions and Procedures - Scopes, HW3 Solution | Chapter 7 | |
| Wed 10/25 | Instructor away - no class | |||
| Fri 10/27 | exam review - sample, interpreter sample | A3 due | ||
| 11 | Mon 10/30 | 2nd Midterm | ||
| Wed 11/01 | Static Scope implementation | Sections 7.2 and 7.3 | ||
| Fri 11/03 | Calling Functions | A4 assigned | ||
| 12 | Mon 11/06 | Exceptions | Chapter 8 | |
| Wed 11/08 | Logic and Constraint Programming | Section 15.3.4 | ||
| Fri 11/10 | Veteran's Day, No Class | |||
| 13 | Mon 11/13 | Constraint Programming, Constraint Sudoku Example | Look at notes through section 2.7 | |
| Wed 11/15 | Java | Chapter 13 | ||
| Fri 11/17 | Concurrency mechanisms | Chapter 14 | A4 due, A5 assigned | |
| Mon 11/20 | Thanksgiving Break | |||
| 14 | Mon 11/27 | Concurrency mechanisms | Chapter 14 | |
| Wed 11/29 | Event driven programs | |||
| Fri 12/01 | Memory management and Garbage collection | |||
| 15 | Mon 12/04 | Object Oriented Languages, Objects in C++ | Chapter 10 and Ch. 12 | |
| Wed 12/06 | Multiple inheritance issues | Chapter 12 | ||
| Fri 12/08 | Review for final, Sample final exam | A5 due | ||
| Finals week | Mon 12/11 | Monday, 12/11, Final Exam 8:00-10:00AM |