CS558 Programming Languages --- Fall 2010

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• Instructor
• Teaching Assistant
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• Format
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• Notes
• Course materials
• Wireless

Sergio Antoy
office: FAB 120-26
e-mail: antoy@cs.pdx.edu (checked daily)
phone: 503-725-3009 (checked weekly)
homepage: http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~antoy/
office hours: TR 14:30 and by appointment

Phillip Sitbon
e-mail: sitbon@pdx.edu
office hours: Monday 1-2, Thursday 11-12 and by appointment
location: Fishbowl (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. Knoledge 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.

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 program of study.

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.
• Schedule by topic (will be updated during the term).
• Homework (same as the schedule).
• Skills and Knowledge necessary to pass this course.
• Resource page for coding and executing programs in various languages.
• Instructions to access recorded lectures when available.
• Midterm Fall 2006 and Final Fall 2008 sample exams.
• Evaluations Fall 2006, Winter 2007, and scores and comments Fall 2008.

Assignments, midterm and final exams will contribute approximately 25%, 30%, and 45% of the grade, respectively. You will need at least 80% of the points for an A and at least 60% for a B.

Wireless access for students at Willow Creek:

• Username: PSU Fall 2010
• Password: PSU Fall 2010

Expires December 18, 2010.

Contact: antoy@cs.pdx.edu
Last update Fri Oct 1 16:14:17 PDT 2010