CSc 372 Comparative Programming Languages - Schedule

Introduction

Week 1

Lecture #1, Tue, Aug 21: Administrivia, Introduction

Grading policy
Course content
Lecture note #0 (Administrivia) handed out.
Programming Paradigms
Lecture note #1 (Introduction) handed out.
Introduction to functional programming.
Lecture note #2 (Functional Programming) handed out.
Introduction to Haskell
Lecture note #3 (Haskell --- Introduction) handed out.
Lecture note #4 (Haskell --- Basics) handed out.
Midterm exam will be Tuesday, October 16!!!

Lecture #2, Thu, Aug 23: Haskell basics

Basic types
Introduction to Haskell

Week 2

Lecture #3, Tue, Aug 28: Basics

Function definitions
Lecture note #5 (Haskell --- Function Definitions) handed out.

Lecture #4, Thu, Aug 30: Lists

Lists
Lecture note #6 (Haskell --- Lists) handed out.
Assignment 1 (Haskell Assignment 1) handed out.

Week 3

Lecture #5, Tue, Sep 4: Patterns

Lists, continued
Lecture note #7 (Haskell --- Patterns) handed out.

Lecture #6, Thu, Sep 6: Examples

Patterns
Function Examples
Assignment 1 (Haskell Assignment 1) is due.
Assignment 2 (Haskell Assignment 2) handed out.
Lecture note #8 (Haskell --- Function Examples) handed out.

Week 4

Lecture #7, Tue, Sep 11: List Comprehension

List Comprehension
Lecture note #13 (Haskell --- List Comprehension) handed out.

Lecture #8, Thu, Sep 13: Polymorphic Functions

Lecture note #10 (Haskell --- Polymorphic Functions) handed out.

Week 5

Lecture #9, Tue, Sep 18: Higher-order Functions

Curried functions
Lecture note #9 (Haskell --- Curried Functions) handed out.
Higher-order Functions
Lecture note #11 (Haskell --- Higher-Order Functions) handed out.
Assignment 2 (Haskell Assignment 2) is due.

Lecture #10, Thu, Sep 20: Function composition

Assignment 3 (Haskell Assignment 3) handed out.
Lecture note #12 (Haskell --- Composing Functions) handed out.
Lecture note #15 (Haskell --- Exercises) handed out.
There is no lecture note number 14!!!

Prolog

Week 6

Lecture #11, Tue, Sep 25: Introduction

Introduction to Prolog
Lecture note #16 (Prolog --- Introduction) handed out.

Lecture #12, Thu, Sep 27: Basics

Prolog types
Lecture note #17 (Prolog --- Basics) handed out.

Week 7

Lecture #13, Tue, Oct 2: Structures

Prolog structures
Lecture note #18 (Prolog --- Structures) handed out.

Lecture #14, Thu, Oct 4: Matching

Prolog matching
Lecture note #19 (Prolog --- Matching) handed out.

Week 8

Lecture #15, Tue, Oct 9: Matching

Matching
Lecture note #20 (Prolog --- Execution) handed out.
Prolog Execution
Assignment 4 (Prolog Assignment 1) handed out.

Lecture #16, Thu, Oct 11: TBA

Review
Lecture note #25 (Prolog --- Exercises) handed out.
Assignment 3 is due Friday Oct 12!
Assignment 3 (Haskell Assignment 3) is due.

Week 9

Lecture #17, Tue, Oct 16: Midterm

Midterm

Lecture #18, Thu, Oct 18: Prolog Lists

Lists
Lecture note #21 (Prolog --- Lists) handed out.

Week 10

Lecture #19, Tue, Oct 23: Lists

Database
Lecture note #22 (Prolog --- The Database) handed out.
Assignment 4 (Prolog Assignment 1) is due.
Assignment 5 (Prolog Assignment 2) handed out.

Lecture #20, Thu, Oct 25: Negation

Database
Lecture note #23 (Prolog --- Negation) handed out.
Assignment 5 is now due Thursday Nov 1, noon!

Week 11

Lecture #21, Tue, Oct 30: Techniques

Prolog Programming Techniques
Lecture note #24 (Prolog --- Techniques) handed out.
Assignment 6 (Prolog Assignment 3) handed out.

Lecture #22, Thu, Nov 1: 2nd Order

2nd Order Predicates
Lecture note #26 (Prolog --- Second-Order Predicates) handed out.
Assignment 5 (Prolog Assignment 2) is due.

Ruby

Week 12

Lecture #23, Tue, Nov 6: Introduction

Ruby Introduction
Lecture note #27 (Prolog --- Grammars) handed out.
Lecture note #28 (Ruby --- Introduction) handed out.

Lecture #24, Thu, Nov 8: Classes

Ruby Classes
Lecture note #29 (Ruby --- Classes) handed out.

Week 13

Lecture #25, Tue, Nov 13: Introduction

Blocks
Lecture note #30 (Ruby --- Blocks) handed out.

Lecture #26, Thu, Nov 15: REs

Regular expressions
Lecture note #31 (Ruby --- Regular Expressions) handed out.
Expressions
Lecture note #32 (Ruby --- Expressions) handed out.

Week 14

Lecture #27, Tue, Nov 20: Types

Ruby typing
Lecture note #33 (Ruby --- Types) handed out.

Lecture #28, Thu, Nov 22: Thanksgiving

No class!