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Course Syllabus
The table below gives the actual syllabus for the course. (Note that the course itself and its grading policies, etc. are described elsewhere.)
The readings are from Essentials of Programming Languages (second edition) by Daniel P. Friedman, Mitchell Wand, and Christopher T. Haynes, MIT Press, 2001, except as noted.
| Dates | Topics | Readings | Optional Readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 28 | Course Policies, Introduction | Handouts, Course Web Site | Forward, Preface |
| Aug. 28-Sept. 6 | Designing a Language | In class discussion | Structure and Interp. of Computer Programs 1 |
| Sept. 6-Sept. 20 | Scheme, Functional Programming and Syntax Abstraction | The Little Schemer 1-2 | Structure and Interp. of Computer Programs 1 |
| Sept. 25 | Induction and Recursion | Chapter 1.1-1.2 | The Little Schemer 3-8 |
| Thursday., Sept. 27 | Exam 1 | The Little Schemer 1-8, EOPL Chapters 1 | Structure and Interp. of Computer Programs 1 |
| Oct. 2-Oct. 9 | Induction and Recursion | Chapter 1.1-1.2 | The Little Schemer 3-8 |
| Oct. 11 | Scope | Chapter 1.3 | |
| Thurs, Oct. 18 | Exam 2 | Chapter 1.1-1.2 | The Little Schemer 3-8 |
| Oct. 23 | Scope | Chapter 1.3 | |
| Oct. 23-Nov. 6 | Data Abstraction | Chapter 2 | |
| Nov. 6-Nov. 13 | Environment-Passing Interpreters | Chapter 3.1-3.7 | Structure and Interp. of Computer Programs 4 |
| Thurs., Nov. 15 | Exam 3 | Chapter 1.3-2 | |
| Nov. 20-Nov. 22 | Thanksgiving break, no classes | ||
| Nov. 27-Dec. 6 | Environment-Passing Interpreters | Chapter 3.1-3.7 | Structure and Interp. of Computer Programs 4 |
| Dec. 11 | Parameter Passing | Chapter 3.8 | Structure and Interp. of Computer Programs 4 |
| Dec. 13 | Course Summary and Evaluation | ||
| Friday, Dec. 21, 9:45-11:45 a.m. | Final Exam | Chapter 3 | Structure and Interp. of Computer Programs 4 |
Last modified Monday, January 12, 2004.