Programming Languages (COSC 252) 
 (Fall 2021) 


 PROFESSOR:

Mahendran Velauthapillai
mahe@cs.georgetown.edu
(202) 687-5936 (Office)  
Department of Computer Science          
331 St. Mary's Hall
                                  


OFFICE HOURS:

MW 3.30-4:30 PM or by appointment.

NOTES:

                                  
TEACHING ASSISTANTS:
   


Name
Office Hours
 
Location 
  
Email


Allison Herr
 
MW 3-4PM
 
Zoom TBA
 
ash122@georgetown.edu
 
 
 
Didier Akilimali
 
TBA
 
TBA
 
dda34@georgetown.edu



Course Description:

This course acquaints the student with different classes of programming languages, 
criteria for language selection in various application areas, and the fundamentals 
of language design. Formal notations for language definition will be introduced. 
Run time support for each class of language will be examined.  The student will be 
required to write two interpreters to become familiar with some of the concepts covered 
in the course.  Lexical and syntax snalysis, bindings, scope rules, concurrency, 
exception handling are some of the sub topics that will be covered in depth. 
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: COSC-160


TEXT:


   

      

 
      
 Concepts of Programming Languages 
 
 by Robert W. Sebesta (Edition: 12) 
   
   

      
Publisher
 
Pearson Education,Inc (Addison-Wesley)
 
   
   

      
ISBN-10:
 SBN-13: 
 
 0134997182
 978-0134997186 
   


READING:
  Aug 25:  Chap1 and Chap2 of the text
  Aug 30:  Chap 3
  Sep  1:  Chap 3
  Sep  8:  Chap 3
  Sep 13:  Chap 4
  Sep 15:  Chap 4
  Sep 20:  Chap 5
  Sep 22:  Chap 5
  Sep 27:  Chap 6
  Sep 29:  MT1 
  Oct  4:  Chap 7 
  Oct  6:  Chap 8
  Oct 13:  Chap 8 
  Oct 14:  Chap 9
  Oct 18:  Chap 9
  Oct 20:  Chap 10 
  Oct 25:  Chap 10 
  Oct 27:  Chap 11 
  Nov  1:  Chap 11 
  Nov  3:  MT2 
  Nov  8:  Chap 12
  Nov 10:  Chap 12 
  Nov 15:  Chap 13 
  Nov 17:  Chap 13 
  Nov 22:  Chap 14 
  Nov 24:  ? 
  Nov 29:  Chap 14 
  Dec 1:   Chap15 
  Dec 6:   Chap16 
 


Notes:

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

  2 Mid Terms, Final
  Home work  and two major programming projects (50% of your grade)


IMPORTANT DATES:

   Mid-Term 1: Sep 29 (W)  10% of your final grade 
   Mid-Term 2: Nov 3 (W)   15% of your final grade 
   Final:      Dec TBA     25% of your final grade
 

COURSE SCHEDULE:


2 

 Week 
  
 Topic 
  
 Chap 
  
 
 1 
  
 Introduction 
  
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 Grammars 
 
 3 
 
 
 2
 
 Lexical and Syntax Analysis 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 Names, Bindings, Scopes and  Data Types 
 
 5,6 
 
 
 3 
 
 Expression and Assignment statements 
 
 7 
 
 
 4 
 
 Statement-level control structures  
 
 8 
 
 
 5 
 
 Statement-level control structures  
 
 8 
 
 
 6 
 
 Subprograms  
 
 9 
 
 
 7 
 
 Subprograms  
 
 9 
 
 
 7 
 
 Implementing Subprograms  
 
 10 
 
 
 8 
 
 Abstract Data types
 
 11 
 
 
 9  
 
 Support for Object Oriented Programming
 
 12 
 
 
 10 
 
 Concurrency
 
 13 
 
 
 11 
 
 Concurrency
 
 13 
 
 
 12 
 
 Exception & Event Handling
 
 14 
 
 
 13 
 
 Functional Programming Languages
 
 15 
 


 
 HOME WORKS: 


 Given 
 
 Due 
 
 Problem 
  
 Points 
 
Solution
  
8/25
 
8/30
 click  
(2 page summary)
5
 
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COURSE POLICY:

1. All  Home works and programming projects should be turned in 
   before the beginning of the class.

2. Late home works/projects will  not  be accepted. 
   If you cannot make it to class its your responsibility to turn 
   in your work before the due date.  No credit will be given to 
    programs that do not compile. 

3. Makeups and extensions will be given only for medical reasons.

4. Make sure and it is  your responsibility to keep all the graded home 
   works until the semester end.



COURSE ETHICS:

1. All course work has to be done individually. 
   Any person cheating will be reported to the 
   dean and is liable to fail the course. 
   Both cheater and the "cheatee" are considered 
   guilty and there will be no exceptions.

2. You may discuss the material presented in class 
   or the book with your classmates. You should not 
   copy solutions  from others.