Lectures
CptS 355 - Programming Language Design
Washington State University
CptS 355 - Programming Language Design
Washington State University
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| Week | Date | Topic | Book Chapter(s) | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 08/20 | Syllabus, A puzzle | ||
| Wed 08/22 | Introduction | Chapter 1 | ||
| Fri 08/24 | Approaching a new language, Python Basics 1, Python 2.5 Quick Reference | A1 assigned | ||
| 2 | Mon 08/27 | Python Basics 2 | ||
| Wed 08/29 | Computability | Chapter 2 | ||
| Fri 08/31 | Postscript, RPN Notes | |||
| 3 | Mon 09/03 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| Wed 09/05 | Postscript | |||
| Fri 09/07 | Postscript interpreter issues | A1 due, HW1 assigned | ||
| 4 | Mon 09/10 | Lisp | Chapter 3 | A2 assigned |
| Wed 09/12 | Lisp | |||
| Fri 09/14 | List processing, tail recursion | HW1 due | ||
| 5 | Mon 09/17 | Syntax | Chapter 4.1 | HW2 assigned |
| Wed 09/19 | Syntax, Parsing - supplemental | |||
| Fri 09/21 | Syntax exercises | |||
| 6 | Mon 09/24 | Midterm review | HW2 due | |
| Wed 09/26 | 1st Midterm Exam | |||
| Fri 09/28 | Semantics - notes, Hoare handout | Chapter 4.3 | ||
| Sun 09/30 | A2 due | |||
| 7 | Mon 10/01 | Axiomatic semantics, Exam return | ||
| Wed 10/03 | Binary search invariants | |||
| Fri 10/05 | Binary search invariants | |||
| 8 | Mon 10/08 | Algol and ML, Tofte ML Notes | Chapter 5 | HW3 assigned |
| Wed 10/10 | ML | |||
| Fri 10/12 | Recursive types, recursive programs | A3 assigned | ||
| 9 | Mon 10/15 | Prolog, Constraint Logic Programming Intro | HW3 due | |
| Wed 10/17 | CLP-II | Look at notes through Section 2.7 | ||
| Fri 10/19 | ML List Programming Techniques | |||
| 10 | Mon 10/22 | Types | Chapter 6 | |
| Wed 10/24 | Types | |||
| Fri 10/26 | Functions and Procedures - Scopes, Homework 3 solution | Chapter 7 | ||
| Sun 10/28 | A3 due | |||
| 11 | Mon 10/29 | Static Scope implementation | Sections 7.2 and 7.3 | |
| Wed 10/31 | exam review - sample | |||
| Fri 11/02 | 2nd Midterm | |||
| 12 | Mon 11/05 | Calling Functions | A4 assigned | |
| Wed 11/07 | Exceptions | Chapter 8 | ||
| Fri 11/09 | Java | Chapter 13 | ||
| 13 | Mon 11/12 | Veterans Day/Admission Day - no class | ||
| Wed 11/14 | Java | |||
| Fri 11/16 | Java - board game, python, java | |||
| Thanksgiving | Mon 11/19 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| 14 | Mon 11/26 | Concurrency mechanisms | Chapter 14 | A4 due |
| Wed 11/28 | Concurrency mechanisms, Java assignment | A5 assigned | ||
| Fri 11/30 | Memory management and Garbage collection, Conservative collection |
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| 15 | Mon 12/03 | Data abstraction, Object Oriented Languages | Chapter 9 | |
| Wed 12/05 | Objects in C++, Multiple Inheritance Issues | Chapter 10 and Ch. 12 | ||
| Fri 12/07 | Sample final exam | |||
| Finals week | Wed 12/12 | Wed, Dec 12, Final Exam 8:00-10:00AM | ||
| Fri 12/14 | A5 due |