CS 1621 Schedule

The following is a tentative list of topics covered. The material here is presented as a reference and is subject to change. The class is segmented into four sections, each with a major theme.

• Programming Languages Background (Aug 25 - Sep 17)
  Compilation, Memory Management, and Subprograms
• Different Programming Languages (Sep 22 - Sep 29)
  FORTRAN, LISP, COBOL, Algol*, BASIC, PL/I*, APL
  SNOBOL*, Simula, Modula/Oberon*, Prolog, Ada, Smalltalk
• Exam 1: Languages (Oct 1)
• Structures and Principles of Programming Languages (Oct 6 - Oct 20)
  Syntax Tree and Symbol Table
  Object Files and Debugging Information
  Control Flow, Data Flow, and Program Slicing
• Exam 2: Background and Principles (Oct 22)
• Programming Language Paradigms (Oct 27 - Dec 8)
  Subprogramming: object-based, object-oriented, procedural, and functional
  Traditional: imperative, declarative
  Control Flow: exceptions, events, interrupts, and threads
• Exam 3: Paradigms (Dec 10)