Computer Science 350
Programming Language Concepts
Fall 2016
    
Department of Computer Science
Instructor:     Dr. Yiyu Yao
Tel:            585 5226
Email:          yyao@cs.uregina.ca
Office:         CW308.6
URL:            http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~yyao/class/cs350
                UR Courses will also be used

Class time:     Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30-11:20AM
Class location: Education Building 230
Office hours:   Tuesday 10:00-11:40AM, 2:30-3:20PM
                Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 3:30-4:20PM
                Or by appointment

Description:  
Programming language genealogy and design. Imperative, functional, and 
object-oriented language paradigms. Context-free grammars and syntax 
trees. Data types, control structures, exception handling, data 
abstraction, information hiding, and non-determinism. Program 
representation, translation, and execution. Functional programming: 
advantages, constructs, closures, and higher-order operations. 
Parallel programming.

Prerequisite: CS210

Text:     
Sebesta, R.W., Concepts of Programming Languages
11th Edition, Pearson, 2016

Additional materials will be either posted on the class
homepage or placed in the library.

A reading log will be posted on the class homepage:
http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~yyao/class/cs350/reading.html

Grading:     
Assignments (5)                      25%  
Mid-term (1)                         20%
Final examination (1)                55%
Instructor's Discretion +/-  5%       5%

All assignments are to be handed in at the beginning of 
the class at the due date.  Late assignments will NOT 
be accepted unless other arrangements were made prior 
to the due date.

Please read University of Regina 2016-2017 Undergraduate
Calendar (http://www.uregina.ca/gencal/ugcal/) regarding
Responsibilities of Students, Academic Misconduct, etc.