Discussion: 1 hour
Prerequisite: Course ECS 140A
Grading: Letter; homework and projects (50%), exams -including final- (50%)
Catalog Description:
Continuation of programming language principles. Further study
of programming language paradigms such as functional and logic; additional
programming language paradigms such as concurrent (parallel), dataflow,
and constraint; key implementation issues for those paradigms; and programming
languages semantics.
Expanded Course Description:
Lectures focus on several programming language paradigms. Lectures
discuss commonalities and differences among the different languages, their
features, their semantics, and their implementations. Students learn about
a variety of different programming languages and about their relative strengths
and weaknesses. Students gain experience designing and writing programs
in a selected set of languages.
Exact topics covered and order will depend on the instructor and what materials have recently been covered in ECS 140A. Some sample topics are:
Computer Usage:
Students work individually or in small groups on several programming
projects. These projects are designed to reinforce and complement the lecture
material. Students design, implement, and test their solutions in a workstation
environment.
Engineering Design Statement:
The projects involve the design, implementation, and testing of
programs that focus on various concepts in programming languages. The facilities
used for these programming projects resemble those that would be found in
industry to the extent possible, given the academic constraints. The project
assignments define performance specifications and constraints, and outline
a general approach to the problem. However, design and implementation details
are left to the students. Lectures discuss general concepts of programming
languages and design choices available to programmers, in terms of algorithmic
design, what language features can be employed to solve a particular problem,
and what languages are most appropriate for particular application domains.
Discussion sections fill in the details of the different languages used
by the student and describe system tools that can be used aid with the projects.
Projects are graded based on the design and performance, including documentation.
Examination questions are based on design methods discussed in lecture and
from the projects.
ABET Category Content:
Engineering Science: 2 units
Engineering Design: 2 units
Goals:
Students will:
Student Outcomes:
Instructors: K. Levitt, R. Olsson, R. Pandey
Prepared by: K. Levitt, R. Olsson (Nov. 1996)
Overlap Statement:
This course does not duplicate any existing course.