Programming Languages

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course is a general introduction to programming languages. Topics include an overview of programming languages and language design objectives, specification of syntax and semantics, virtual machines and language translation, program correctness and reasoning about programs, programming language constructs, declarations and types, abstraction mechanisms, and programming paradigms. Assignments include case studies and a team-based report on a particular language. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 141-3 and CPSC 281-3, or permission of the Chair Recommended: CPSC 340-3