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 01/08 | Syllabus, A puzzle | ||
| Wed 01/10 | Introduction | Chapter 1 | ||
| Fri 01/12 | Approaching a new language, Python Basics 1, Python 2.5 Quick Reference | A1 assigned | ||
| 2 | Mon 01/15 | MLK Day Holiday | ||
| Wed 01/17 | Python Basics 2 | |||
| Fri 01/19 | Computability | Chapter 2 | ||
| 3 | Mon 01/22 | Postscript, RPN Notes | ||
| Wed 01/24 | Postscript | |||
| Fri 01/26 | Postscript interpreter issues | HW1 assigned | ||
| 4 | Mon 01/29 | Lisp | Chapter 3 | A1 due, A2 assigned |
| Wed 01/31 | Lisp | |||
| Fri 02/02 | List processing, tail recursion | HW1 due, HW2 assigned | ||
| 5 | Mon 02/05 | Syntax | Chapter 4.1 | |
| Wed 02/07 | Syntax, Parsing - supplemental | |||
| Fri 02/09 | Syntax exercises | HW2 due | ||
| 6 | Mon 02/12 | Midterm review | ||
| Wed 02/14 | 1st Midterm Exam | |||
| Fri 02/16 | Semantics - notes, Hoare handout | Chapter 4.3 | ||
| 7 | Mon 02/19 | Presidents' Day Holiday - no class | A2 due | |
| Wed 02/21 | Axiomatic semantics, Exam return | |||
| Fri 02/23 | Binary search invariants | |||
| 8 | Mon 02/26 | Algol and ML, Tofte ML Notes | Chapter 5 | HW3 assigned |
| Wed 02/28 | ML | |||
| Fri 03/02 | ML | A3 assigned | ||
| 9 | Mon 03/05 | Recursive types, recursive programs | ||
| Wed 03/07 | Types | Chapter 6 | ||
| Fri 03/09 | Types | HW3 due | ||
| Mon 03/12 | Spring Break | |||
| 10 | Mon 03/19 | Functions and Procedures - Scopes, Homework 3 solution | Chapter 7 | |
| Wed 03/21 | Static Scope implementation | Sections 7.2 and 7.3 | ||
| Fri 03/23 | exam review - sample, interpreter sample | A3 due | ||
| 11 | Mon 03/26 | 2nd Midterm | ||
| Wed 03/28 | Calling Functions | A4 assigned | ||
| Fri 03/30 | Exceptions | Chapter 8 | ||
| 12 | Mon 04/02 | Logic and Constraint Programming Intro | ||
| Wed 04/04 | Constraint Programming, Constraint Sudoku Example | Look at notes through section 2.7 | ||
| Fri 04/06 | Logic Programming | Section 15.3.4 | ||
| 13 | Mon 04/09 | Java | Chapter 13 | |
| Wed 04/11 | Concurrency mechanisms | Chapter 14 | ||
| Fri 04/13 | Concurrency mechanisms | A4 due | ||
| 14 | Mon 04/16 | Event driven programs | A5 assigned | |
| Wed 04/18 | Memory management and Garbage collection, Conservative collection |
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| Fri 04/20 | Memory management and Garbage collection, Conservative collection |
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| 15 | Mon 04/23 | Data abstraction, Object Oriented Languages | Chapter 9 | |
| Wed 04/25 | Objects in C++, Multiple Inheritance Issues | Chapter 10 and Ch. 12 | ||
| Fri 04/27 | Sample final exam | |||
| Finals week | Tue 05/01 | Tuesday, May 1, Final Exam 8:00-10:00AM | ||
| Thu 05/03 | A5 due |