CSE 262 Programming Languages, Fall 2003

Professor Jeff Heflin

MWF 10:10-11:00am, Packard Lab 258

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Course Description

This course will cover the fundamental concepts of programming languages. We will discuss design issues of various language constructs, examine the design choices in some common languages, and critically compare design alternatives. When you complete this course, you will not necessarily be an expert in any new languages, but you should have the knowledge needed to choose the best language for any programming task and to independently learn new languages.

For details about course content, grading, assignments, and office hours, see the class syllabus.

Homework Assignments

Each of the homeworks will be made available here after they are handed out in class. The online versions of the homework are in PDF format.

Programming Assignments

Each of the programming assignments will be made available here after they are handed out in class. The online versions of the assignments are in PDF format. All programs should be submitted via the Blackboard Learning System.

Readings

Your readings will be listed below as they are assigned. Unless otherwise specified, all readings are from our textbook, Concepts of Programming Languages.
TaskDue
Read Ch. 1 (pp. 1-32)8/27
Skim Ch. 2 (pp. 37-108)8/29
Read Sect. 3.1 - 3.3.1.10 (pp. 113-128)9/1
Read Sect. 3.3.2 - 3.5.1.2 (pp. 128-139)9/3
Read Sect. 3.5.2 - 3.5.3.6 (pp. 139-155)9/5
Read Sect. 5.1 - 5.4 (pp. 189-205)9/8
Read Sect. 5.5 - 5.7 (pp. 205-211)9/10
Read Sect. 5.8 - 5.12 (pp. 211-225)9/12
Read Sect. 6.1 - 6.4 (pp. 233-247)9/15
Read Sect. 6.5 - 6.7 (pp. 247-268)9/17
Read Sect. 6.8 - 6.9 (pp. 268-285)9/19
Read Sect. 7.1 - 7.6 (pp. 291-310)9/22
Read Sect. 7.7 - 7.8 (pp. 310-314)
Read Sect. 8.1 - 8.2 (pp. 319-329)
9/24
Read Sect. 8.3 - 8.6 (pp. 329-348)9/26
Read Sect. 16.1 - 16.6.5 (pp. 617-632)10/6
Read Sect. 16.6.6 - 16.8 (pp. 632-648)10/8
Read Sect. 9.1 - 9.5.3 (pp. 353-370)10/15
Read Sect. 9.5.4 - 9.5.8 (pp. 371-381)10/17
Read Sect. 9.6 - 9.11 (pp. 381-393)10/20
Read Sect. 10.1 - 10.3 (pp. 398-407)10/22
Read Sect. 10.4 - 10.6 (pp. 407-422)10/24
Read Sect. 15.1 - 15.5.6 (pp. 579-591)10/27
Read Sect. 15.5.7 - 15.5.12 (pp. 591-603)10/29
Read Sect. 15.6 - 15.10 (pp. 603-613)11/3
Read Sect. 11.1 - 11.4 (pp. 428-445)11/5
Read Sect. 11.5 - 11.7 (pp. 445-454)11/7
Read Sect. 12.1 - 12.4 (pp. 457-467)11/10
Read Sect. 12.5 - 12.6 (pp. 467-479)11/12
Read Java for C Programmers11/14
Read Sect. 12.7 - 12.10 (pp. 479-492)11/17
Read Sect. 13.1 - 13.4 (pp. 495-513)11/19
Read Sect. 13.5 (pp. 513-525)11/24
Read Sect. 13.6 (pp. 525-532)12/1
Read Sect. 14.1 (pp. 541-548),
Read Sect. 14.4-14.6 (pp. 558-575)
12/3

Additional Class Materials

Syllabus
Contains information on course content, grading, assignments, and office hours
Slides from guest lectures