JMU CS 430 Spring 2020

Programming Languages

Welcome!

This is the official public website for the Spring 2020 offering of CS 430 at James Madison University! There are four sections of CS 430 this year, two taught by Dr. John Bowers and two taught by Dr. Mike Lam. This website applies to all four sections. We will be posting most of the course materials here, and anything that must be private (e.g., quizzes, grades, copyrighted files, etc.) will be posted on each section’s Canvas page.

Please bookmark or otherwise keep this page handy and check it regularly throughout the semester.

Course information:

Syllabus
Schedule
Lam office hours: Mon/Wed 1:30-3:00pm (Zoom link on Canvas) or schedule a meeting
Bowers office hours: Mon 2:30-5:00pm, Tue 8:00-9:15pm, Wed 2:30-3:45pm

Online course materials:

Week 1 (Jan 13-17)
- Module 01: Intro and Ruby 1 (R/P)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
  - Lab
  - Project
Week 2 (Jan 20-24)
- Module 02: Syntax (B)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
  - Lab (reference solution)
  - Lab Solutions (Lam): YouTube playlist (from 2019; read playlist description for differences this year)
- Module 03: Parsing (R)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
Week 3 (Jan 27-31)
- Module 04: Ruby 2 (P)
  - Guide
  - In-class examples (Lam): animals and dynamic
  - Lab (reference solution)
  - Project
Week 4 (Feb 3-7)
- Module 05: Scope and Lifetime (B)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
  - Lab (reference solution)
- Module 06: Names and Bindings (R)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
Week 5 (Feb 10-14)
- Module 07: Type Checking (B)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
  - Lab (partial reference solution)
- Module 08: Data Types (R)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
Week 6 (Feb 17-21)
- Module 09: Haskell 1 (P)
  - Guide
  - Lab (reference solution)
  - In-class examples (Lam): intro and GHCi
  - Project
Week 7 (Feb 24-28)
- Module 10: Expressions (B)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
  - Lab: Expressions (reference solution)
- Module 11: Control Structures (R)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
Week 8 (Mar 2-6)
- Module 12: Haskell 2 (P)
  - Guide
  - Lab (reference solution) and optional lab
  - Project
Week 9 (Mar 23-27)
- Module 13: Parameters (B)
  - Guide
  - Video lectures: Bowers (playlist), Lam (playlist)
  - Slides: Lam
  - Lab: Parameters (solution)
  - Video lab solutions: Bowers, Lam (playlist)
- Module 14: Subprogram Invocation (R)
  - Guide
  - Video lectures: Lam (playlist)
  - Slides: Lam
Week 10 (Mar 30 - Apr 3)
- Module 15: Prolog 1 (P)
  - Guide
  - Lab (Lam videos w/ solution) (reference solution)
  - Other examples: hanoi, packages, students
  - Project
Week 11 (Apr 6 - Apr 10)
- Module 16: Activations and Environments (B)
  - Guide
  - Video lectures: Bowers, Lam (playlist)
  - Slides: Lam
  - Lab: Activation (reference solution)
  - Video lab solutions: Bowers, Lam (playlist)
Week 12 (Apr 14 - Apr 17)
- Module 17: Prolog 2 (P)
  - Guide
  - Lab (Lam videos w/ solution) (reference solution)
  - Project (Lam intro)
Week 13 (Apr 20 - Apr 24)
- Module 18: Abstraction and OOP (B)
  - Guide
  - Video lectures: Bowers, Lam (playlist)
  - Slides: Lam
  - Lab: Virtual Method Tables (reference solution)
  - Video lab solution: Lam (playlist)
REMOVED CONTENT (last year’s materials provided for independent self-study)
- Module 19: Concurrency and Error Handling (B)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam
  - Lab: Concurrency and Error Handling (reference solution)
Week 14 (Apr 27 - Apr 30)
- Module 20: History (R)
  - Guide
  - Slides: Lam