COMP3610: Principles of Programming Languages
Semester 1, 2004

Principal Lecturer: Dr. Clem Baker-Finch

Important news

• The structure of the final exam (3 hours, open-book) is as follows:

  Question 1 - 30%:

  Haskell and functional programming

  Question 2 - 10%:

  Fixpoint theory of recursive functions

  Question 3 - 20%:

  Bottom-up parsing

  Question 4 - 10%:

  Top-down parsing

  Question 5 - 30%:

  Semantics of programming languages

• In setting the exam, I have assumed that each of you will have a copy of the lecture notes available.

Course Structure

• The vital details of comp3610 are to be found in Faculty handbook for 2004 and on Dept website.
• A comprehensive specification of comp3610 in the standard department format is available on-line.

Timetable

There will be approximately 30 lectures scheduled in the following timeslots:

• Monday 5 - 6pm in MCC T6
• Tuesday 12 - 1pm in MCC T6
• Thursday 9 - 10am in MCC T4

• Wednesday 9 - 11am in N114

Assessment Scheme

• There will be three assignments with a combined weight of 40%. Each will have a fixed deadline and they will be due during or near weeks 6, 9 and 12 respectively.
• There will be a 3 hour open book final examination with a weight of 60%.
• Because assignment marks may not be a reliable indication of achievement, combined marks will be capped at 10 above your exam mark (out of 100). (For example, if you get 65/100 for your exam, your final combined result cannot exceed 75%, irrespective of your assignment marks.)