CSC 8310   Linguistics of Programming Languages

Dr. David Matuszek,   dave@acm.org
Fall 1998, Villanova University

The URL for this class is:      http://www.netaxs.com/people/nerp/proglang/index.html
Please review the material on this web site (there are only a few pages) and refer to it often during the semester. All assignments, corrections, snow days, etc. will be posted there.

Here is the abbreviated, tentative schedule for this class:

Dates	Language used	Assignment due dates
August 31 - October 12	Java, HTML, BNF	"Hello, World" due Sept. 14 Java application due Oct. 5 Java applet due Nov. 2
October 26	Midterm exam	Exam will be about half Java, half O-O and other programming language concepts
November 2 - November 9	Prolog	Prolog program due Nov. 16
November 16 - November 23	Scheme	Scheme program due Nov. 30
November 30 - December 14	ML	ML program due Dec. 14
December 21 (probably)	Final exam	Final exam will be comprehensive

No class Sept. 7 (Labor day) or October 19 (Semester recess).

Required Textbooks:

• Programming Languages: Concepts and Constructs, Ravi Sethi, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-59065-4. Required.

• Java in a Nutshell (2nd edition or later), David Flanagan, O'Reilly & Associates, ISBN 1-56592-262-X. The Villanova bookstore might not have it, but you can buy this book just about anywhere.

First assignment: Acquire and install Java on your computer (if you haven't already) and figure out how to run the Hello, World application and applet.