CS 565 Programming Languages
Fall 1997

    Time and Place:     Mon, Wed, Fri 9:30-10:20 AM, UNIV 003.
    Professor:          Jens Palsberg, CS 174, palsberg@cs.purdue.edu.
    Office Hours:       Stop by any time.

    Teaching Assistant: Zheng Xia, MATH 435, xia@cs.purdue.edu.
    Office Hours:       Mon 7:00-9:00 PM, Wed 3:00-5:00 PM.
    Newsgroup:          purdue.class.cs565
   
    Lab:                CS 257 (Pentium machines running Solaris).

• Slogan: Object-oriented programming and functional programming are different, and knowing their similarities and differences makes you a better programmer.
• Languages: Java 1.1.3 (documentation, API, tutorial) and Scheme (documentation, ps).
• Parser generator: The Java Compiler Compiler. Frontend: The Java Tree Builder.
• Course outline:
  • Programming style and the meaning of programs.
  • Type systems and control-flow analysis.
  • Project on type inference.
• Lectures.
• Readings.
• Policies.
• Code.
• Grading: Homework (40%), Midterm exam (20%), Term project (20%), Final exam (20%).
  Late homework and late project solutions will not be accepted.
• Homework is assigned on Thursdays. Solutions are due on Thursday 11:45 AM the following week, and they will be given back in graded form the week after that. Solutions must state (1) the name and computer-login-id of the submitter, (2) the homework number, and (3) the date of submission. Submit your homework to the main office, CS 164, or electronically (see the newsgroup for details each week).
• Midterm exam: Wednesday Oct 15, 1997, 7-9 pm, EE 117. Closed book.
• The term project will be assigned Tue Nov 11. Solutions are due Tue Nov 25 at 11:45 AM. Testcases.
• Final exam: Tuesday Dec 16, 1997, 8-10 am, UNIV 303. Closed book.