CS3304 Comparative Languages Schedule


    Date Topic Assignment

    Aug. 23 Introduction

    Aug. 25 Introduction (2)

    Aug. 30 Programming Language Syntax(1)
    Regular Expressions, Context-Free Grammars, BNF

    Sep. 1 Programming Language Syntax(2)
    Derivation, Parse Tree

    Sep. 6 Programming Language Syntax(3)
    Finite Automaton

    Sep. 8 Programming Language Syntax(4)
    LL(1) Grammar, Recursive-Decent Parsing

    Sep. 13 Programming Language Syntax(5)
    LL(1) Parsing, Parsing Table Construction, LR(1) Parsing
    Homework 1 (Due date: 9/20)

    Sep. 15 Name, Scope, and Binding
    Variable, storage binding and lifetime

    Sep. 20 Name, Scope, and Binding

    Sep. 22 Introduction to Python
    Basic knowledge about Python
    Program assignment 1 (Due date: 10/6, 12:30pm)

    Sep. 27 Expression Evaluation and Control Flow
    Operator evaluation order, side effects, overloaded operators, type conversions

    Sep. 29 Semantic Analysis(1)
    Evaluation and control flow, static semantics

    Oct. 4 Semantic Analysis(2)
    Examples of synthetic attributes and inherent attributes, Decoration of parse trees
    Homework assignment 2 (Due date: 10/13, 12:30pm)

    Oct. 6 Semantic Analysis(3)
    Dynamic semantics
    Program assignment 2 (Due date: 10/20, 12:30pm)

    Oct. 11 Midterm Exam

    Oct. 13 Midterm Exam Review

    Oct. 18 Subroutines (1)
    Denotational semantics, parameters

    Oct. 20 Subroutines (2)
    Subroutine parameters, referencing environment of subroutine parameters, generic subroutines

    Oct. 25 Implementing Subroutines (1)
    Activation record
    Homework assignment 3 (Due date: 11/1, 12:30pm)

    Oct. 27 Implementing Subroutines (2)
    Dynamic link, and static link

    Nov. 1 Implementing Subroutines (3)
    Static link maintainence, deep access, shallow access

    Nov. 3 FP Foundations, Scheme(1)
    Functional programming, lambda-calculus

    Nov. 8 FP Foundations, Scheme(2)
    Lambda-calculus

    Nov. 10 FP Foundations, Scheme(3)
    Scheme

    Nov. 15 FP Foundations, Scheme(4)
    Program structures and functions in Scheme
    Homework assignment 4 (Due date: 11/29, 12:30pm)
    Program assignment 3 (Due date: 12/01, 12:30pm)

    Nov. 17 Logic Programming Foundations, Prolog(1)
    Formal logic

    Nov. 29 Logic Programming Foundations, Prolog(2)
    Prolog (1)
    Homework assignment 5 (Due date: 12/06, 12:30pm)

    Dec. 1 Logic Programming Foundations, Prolog(3)
    Prolog (2)