CS558 Programming Languages --- Fall 2007

Index

• Index
• Instructor
• Teaching Assistant
• Description
• Format
• Goal
• Mailing list
• Notes
• Course materials
• Grading

Sergio Antoy
office: FAB 120-02
e-mail: antoy@cs.pdx.edu (checked daily)
phone: 503-725-3009 (checked weekly)
homepage: http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~antoy/
office hours: TR 1:30 PM and by appointment (e-mail your UN-available times)

Kecheng Hao
e-mail: kecheng@cecs.pdx.edu
office hours: Friday 1:00PM, student area outside the CS office

This course is an introduction to the study of programming languages. It presents both general principles and specific details about the definition, implementation and use of historical and contemporary languages. It combines both theory and application of programming language features. Diverse programming paradigms, such as functional, logic and object-oriented, will be discussed in class and used in exercises.

Regular lectures. Weekly assigned readings. Weekly homework including programming assignments. Midterm and final exams.

Understanding, learning, and analyzing, in a disciplined and comprehensive way, concepts inherent to programming languages. Knowledge of key issues and goals in the design, implementation and use of programming languages. Some literacy in programming languages. Ability to code a problem into a program using different programming paradigms.

There is a mailing list, cs510pij, for discussions and information about the course. Browse https://mailhost.cecs.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/cs510pij or send a message to cs510pij-request@cecs.pdx.edu with `help' in the body to subscribe to the list. This list is cleared at the end of each term.

If you have a problem with the mailing list, please ask a tutor, see http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~tutors, phone 725-4023, e-mail tutors@cs.pdx.edu.

The expected preparation is a bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent background.

CS558 is a required course for the MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science and it is the foundation of several other graduate courses. Students are encouraged to take CS558 early in their career.

In addition to personal equipment, all the students are expected to have a departmental computer account. See http://www.cat.pdx.edu/ for obtaining the account.

• Textbook Kenneth C. Louden, Programming Languages: Principles and Practice, 2nd ed., Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2003.
• Video stream (if available, check with Video Services)
• Schedule by topic (will be updated during the term)
• Homework (included in the schedule)
• Resource page (will be updated during the term)
• Midterm F06
• Evaluations Fall 2006 and Winter 2007

Assignments, midterm and final exams will contribute approximately 30%, 30%, and 40% of the grade, respectively. You will need at least 80% of the points in each one to get an A and at least 60% to get a B.

Contact: antoy@cs.pdx.edu
Last update Tue Sep 25 09:25:34 PDT 2007