CS 571: Programming Languages (Sections 01 & 03)

Content

• Course Information
• Blackboard System

Course Information

Class Time and Place:

Section 1: Tue. and Thur. 4:25pm -- 5:50pm, SL306 (Science Library)
Section 3: Tue. and Thur. 6pm -- 7:25pm, SL306

Instructor:

Ping Yang
Office: P11, Engineering Building
Email: pyang[at]cs[dot]binghamton[dot]edu
Office Hours: Friday 5:30pm -- 6:30pm

Teaching Assistant:

Tianlin Li
Office: G25, Engineering Building
email: tli16[at]binghamton[dot]edu
Office Hours: 11am - noon, Mon. Wed. Fri.

Course Objective

In this course, students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts in programming languages, including imperative, object-oriented, functional, and logic programming languages. At the end of this class, students will have an in-depth understanding of different language features included in common languages such as C, C++, Java, Haskell, Prolog, and Perl. Students will also have a firm grasp of different language paradigms, and their benefits and drawbacks. This course would also help students understand how various language features are implemented and what design choices and trade-offs in a language are.

Topics:

• Introduction to compilers
• Basic semantics: variables, scope, overloading, allocation, binding, etc.
• Procedures and parameter passing mechanisms.
• Secure programming
• Functional programming (Haskell)
• Logic programming (Prolog)
• Object-oriented programming (C++, Java)
• Perl
• Python
• PHP

Text Book (Recommended):

Kenneth C. Louden, Programming Languages Principles and Practice. Second Edition, Thomson Learning. ISBN:0-534-95341-7

Online Resources

• FLEX Manual
• Bison Manual
• C FAQ
• UNIX and C tutorial
• C Makefile
• David S. Warren's draft book: Programming in Tabled Prolog
• XSB programmers' manual is available here
• Haskell Tutorial
• Real World Haskell, by Bryan O'Sullivan et. al.
• download XSB
• Download hugs
• Introduction to C Shell Programming
• Secure Programming for Linux and Unix
• Format String attack

Course Software:

Flex, bison, gcc, g++, java, hugs, and XSB were installed in bingsuns.binghamton.edu.

Slides:

Course slides will be available on the blackboard

Assignments:

All assignments will be posted on the blackboard. All assignments will be done by a group of 2 or 3. No assignment will be accepted after 24 hours from the deadline. Late assignments will be penalized 10%.

Grading:

Assignments:	40%
Exam I:	20%
Exam II:	18%
Exam III :	22%

Final grades will be curved over the entire class. The TA will grade assignments. If you have questions about the grading of assignments, please first contact the TA. This is used to ensure consistent grading. If the issue has not been resolved by the TA, then talk to the instructor, preferably during office hours or after the class. Questions regarding exams and final grades should be addressed to the instructor.

Academic Honesty:

All students should follow Student Academic Honesty Code (if you have not already read it, please read it carefully). All forms of cheating will be treated with utmost seriousness. You may discuss problems with other students, however, you must write your OWN codes and solutions. Discussing solutions to the problem is NOT acceptable. Copying an assignment from another student or allowing another student to copy your work may lead to an automatic F for this course. You need ensure that your code and documentation are protected and not accessible to other students. Use chmod 700 command to change the permissions of your working directories before you start working on the assignments.