CSE4713: Programming Languages, Spring 2017

• Instructor: Ed Luke
• Office: Butler 330 (or HPCC Building, Office 220)
• Office Hours: 10:00am-11:30am T TH (Or by appointment)
• Meeting Place: Butler 100
• Meeting Time: 3:30pm-4:45pm T TH
• Web Site: http://web.cse.msstate.edu/~luke/Courses/sp17/CSE4713
• Instructor E-Mail: luke@cse.msstate.edu
• Prerequisites
Grade of C or better in ECE 3724 (Microprocessors) and CSE 3813 (Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata)
• Course Topics:
• Objectives of Programming Languages
• Lexical and Syntax Analysis
• Description of Synatx and Semantics
• Names, Bindings, and Scopes
• Data Types, Expressions, Control Statements
• Functional Programming and Lambda Calculus
• Required Text: Concepts of Programming Languages by R. W. Sebesta, 11th Edition Pearson, 2016
• Class Notes
• Grading: (10 point scale)
• Quizes based on reading assingments Assignments: 15%
These will be weekly quizzes based upon the readings and assigned homework. Your lowest 3 quiz grades will be dropped before computing your final course grade.
• 2 Partial Exams: 40%
The exams will be given during the regularly scheduled class time and the regularly scheduled final exam time.
• Comprehensive Final Exam: 25%
• COMPREHENSIVE FINAL:
• Final Examination on May 3rd (Wednesday) 3:00pm-6:00pm
• Programming Assignments : 20%
There will be 4 programming assignments during the semester. Programming assignments must be turned in electronically, by submitting the required files to myCourses; however, assignments cannot be turned in until after the grader gives permission. The grader will perform assignment grading interactively. During certain times (or by appointment), students will demonstrate the working program to the grader; the grader will announce demonstration times to the students. Programming assignments will be evaluated according to two criteria: correctness and code beauty . First, a solution that is not correct, i.e., does not solve the stated problem correctly, will be returned without a grade. Second, each assignment will be evaluated on the code beauty referes to the simplicty, elegance, readability, and effectiveness of the programming style. Solutions that do not meet the correctness objectives are not complete, and they will also be returned without a grade. If an assignment is returned without a grade, the student must fix the identified problems, and then again meet with the grader for another interactive grading demonstration. This pattern will continue until the assignment is complete. Late assignments, including assignments returned without a grade that are later completed, will be penalized. The grading rubric is divided into whether the code works, and how the code is structured, commented, and how easy it is to read and understand:
• 80%: the solution is correct and meets the assignment objectives.
• 20%: the code is well-structured, well-commented, and is easy to read.
All programming assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Any assignment turned in after this deadline is considered late. Late assignments will lose 10% of the grade for every 24-hour period, up to a maximum of 100%, where weekends count as one 24-hour period. The last day for submitting programming assignments will be two weeks after the assignment is due; this will be the day that the late penalty reaches 100%. All programming assignments must be submitted in order to pass the course, even if the assignment will receive no credit. A student who fails to submit any programming assignment will receive an 'F' grade, regardless of any other achievements in the class. A programming assignment submission will only be considered valid if it suggests that the student has made a good-faith effort to complete the assignment; this will be determined by the professor on an individual basis. For example, a program with incomplete functionality will typically not be accepted.

Occasionally students miss examinations. If you know in advance that you will be absent, you must meet with me before the date of the exam and I will let you know whether or not the absence will be excused. If your absence will be excused you may take the exam early. If you miss an exam unexpectedly, you must meet with me at the earliest opportunity possible after the absence and provide documentation to support your claim that the absence should be considered excused. If the absence is excused I will substitute the average number of points of your other exams for the missed exam. For unexcused absences from exams you will receive a score of zero points. Auditing students are expected to attend class unless there is an exceptional reason. Auditing students are not required to complete assignments (quizzes, tests, or programs).

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