Course details

Principles of programming language design. Specification of syntax and semantics. Underlying implementation of block structured languages. Dynamic memory allocation for strings, lists, and arrays. Imperative versus applicative programming. First order logic and logic programming. Lambda calculus and functional programming languages. Modern programming languages

Course Prerequisites

 CSC 226 (Object Oriented Programming) 

Course Outcomes:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Explain the language features and paradigms of different programming languages and understand first order logic and lambda calculus. [ABET a]
  • Describe syntax, semantics, names, scopes and bindings. [ABET a]
  • Describe control flow, data types and execution of programming languages. [ABET a]
  • Determine appropriate languages for given applications. [ABET b]
  • Apply programming languages effectively. [ABET c, i]
  • Recognize the importance of life-long learning by engaging in selflearning activities for new programming languages and paradigms. [ABET h] 
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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