cse341 syllabus

Instructor:	Prof. Linda G. Shapiro
Office:	214 Sieg
Telephone:	543-2196
Email:	shapiro@cs.washington.edu
URL:	http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/shapiro/
Office Hours:	1:30 MF, 3:30 W (tentative)
TA:	Joanna Power
TA Email:	jpower@cs.washington.edu

Purpose of Course:

The objective of this class is to learn the fundamental concepts of programming languages and to study three distinctly different programming languages, each representing a different computational paradigm, in depth.

Text:

Programming Language Concepts, Ghezzi and Jazayeri

Language Specific Recommended References:

Java in 21 Days, Lemay and Perkins or Java in a Nutshell, Flanigan or your choice of Java book;
LISP, 3rd Edition, Winston and Horn;
Programming in Prolog, Clocksin and Mellish.

Extremely Tentative Schedule

Topic	Chapter(s)	Weeks?
Introduction	1	Week 1
Programming Language Concepts	2,3,4,5	All Along
Object-Oriented Languages and Java	6	Weeks 2-4
Functional Programming Languages and Lisp	7	Weeks 4-6
Logic Languages and Prolog	8	Weeks 7-8
Concepts, Comparisons, Other Languages	2-8	Weeks 9-10

Approximate Evaluation Percentages

Java Assignments	15.0%
Java Quiz	12.5%
Lisp Assignments	15.0%
Lisp Quiz	12.5%
Prolog Assignments	15.0%
Final Exam (including Prolog)	30%

It is extremely important for you to complete the programs in all three languages.
Late programs will be accepted, but will lose points, 10% per week late. (The first 10% starts the day after the program is due.)
Incompletes are only for students with a medical excuse; unfinished assignments do not constitute a medical excuse.
All work turned in on exercises, programs, and exams must be entirely your own. Cheating will be reported to the Department, the Dean, the University, etc. Discussion of concepts is fine; copying of code or anything else is not. If you're not sure, ask me before you do it!
I hope you enjoy the class.