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CPSC 401: Organization of Programming Languages

Meeting Times:Monday and Wednesday, 2:00 - 3:15, Farmer 036
Instructor:Ian Finlayson
Email:ifinlay@umw.edu
Office:Farmer 043
Office Hours:Monday & Wednesday 9-12, or by appointment.
 

Course Description

A course in programming language construction and design emphasizing the run-time behavior of programs. Alternative implementations of programming language constructs are considered. Techniques for language definition may also be discussed.


 

Course Goals & Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:


 

Grading Policy

Your grade will be determined as follows: The grading scale used for this course is as follows:

There is a 10% per day late penalty on assignments that are not turned in on time. Final grades will not be rounded up, and no extra credit opportunities will be given on an individual basis.

The University provides the opportunity to provide grading feedback midway through the semester. This will take into account your score on the mid-term exam and the programming projects submitted up to that point. Any student receiving less than a 65% on either of these will receive a "U" for their mid-semester grade. If this happens to you, please don't hesitate to talk with me about how we can improve your performance in this class.


 

Student Conduct


 

Honor Policy

Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the letter and spirit of the Honor Constitution and CPSC department honor policy

For projects, you may discuss the ideas with other students, but all of your work must be your own. You must yourself write and understand everything in each assignment you submit. It is an honor code violation to copy directly from another student either by copy and paste or by transcription, or to copy from the web or online AI tool.

For exams, you can not talk to anyone during the exam, or use any kind of notes.

If you have any questions or need clarification, please don't hesitate to contact me!


 

Accessibility Statement

The Office of Disability Resources has been designated by the university as the primary office to guide, counsel, and assist students with disabilities. If you receive services through the Office of Disability Resources and require accommodations for this class, please provide me a copy of your accommodation letter via email or during a meeting. I encourage you to follow-up with me about your accommodations and needs within this class. I will hold any information you share with me in the strictest confidence unless you give me permission to do otherwise.

If you have not made contact with the Office of Disability Resources and have reasonable accommodation needs, their office is located in Seacobeck 005, phone number is (540) 654-1266 and email is odr@umw.edu. The office will require appropriate documentation of disability.


 

Title IX Statement

University of Mary Washington faculty are committed to supporting students and upholding the University’s Policy on Sexual and Gender Based Harassment and Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence. Under Title IX and this Policy, discrimination based upon sex or gender is prohibited. If you experience an incident of sex or gender based discrimination, we encourage you to report it. While you may talk to me, understand that as a “Responsible Employee” of the University, I MUST report to UMW’s Title IX Coordinator what you share. If you wish to speak to someone confidentially, please contact the confidential resources found below. They can connect you with support services and help you explore your options. You may also seek assistance from UMW’s Title IX Coordinator, their contact information can be found below. Please visit http://diversity.umw.edu/title-ix/ to view UMW’s Policy on Sexual and Gender Based Harassment and Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence and to find further information on support and resources.


 

Recording Statement

Classroom activities in this course may be recorded by student's enrolled in the course for the personal, educational use of that student or for all students presently enrolled in the class only, and may not be further copied, distributed, published or otherwise used for any other purpose without the express written consent of the course instructor. All students are advised that classroom activities may be taped by students for this purpose. Distribution or sale of class recordings is prohibited without the written permission of the instructor and other students who are recorded. Distribution without permission is a violation of copyright law. This policy is consistent with UMW's Policy on Recording Class and Distribution of Course Materials.


 

Tentative Schedule

Date Topic Assignment Due
January 15 No class, MLK Day
January 17 Course Introduction
January 22 Lexical Analysis
January 24 Type Systems
January 29 Context-free Grammars
January 31 Syntax Analysis
February 5 Parsing with ANTLR Sloth Lexer
February 7 Racket Programming
February 12 Racket Programming
February 14 Racket Programming
February 19 Interpretation Sloth Parser
February 21 Interpretation Continued
February 26 Review and Catchup
February 28 Midterm Exam
March 4 Spring Break
March 6
March 11 Object-oriented Programming Racket Programming
March 13 Haskell Programming
March 18 Haskell Programming Sloth Interpreter
March 20 Haskell Programming
March 25 Arrays
March 27 Lab Work Day
April 1 Prolog Programming
April 3 Prolog Programming
April 8 Eclipse, No Class
April 10 Functions Sloth Arrays
April 15 Compiler Optimizations
April 17 Garbage Collection Haskell Programming
April 22 Language Presentations
April 24 Language Presentations
May 2 3:30 - 6:00, Final Exam

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