Courses Offered

COMP3259 Principles of Programming Languages

2021-22

Instructor(s):

Oliveira Bruno

(Class A)

No. of credit(s):

Recommended Learning Hours:

Lecture:	31.0
Tutorial:	8.0

Pre-requisite(s):

COMP2119 or FITE2000

Co-requisite(s):

Mutually exclusive with:

Remarks:

Course Learning Outcomes

1.	[Programming languages fundamentals] Be able to understand the fundamental principles underlying various programming languages features
2.	[Programming language implementation] Be able to understand the basic algorithms in implementing simple programming languages
3.	[Programming language designs] Be able to understand some principles in the design of programming languages

Mapping from Course Learning Outcomes to Programme Learning Outcomes
	PLO a	PLO c	PLO d
CLO 1	T
CLO 2			P
CLO 3		T,P

T - Teach, P - Practice
For BEng(CompSc) Programme Learning Outcomes, please refer to here.

Syllabus

Calendar Entry:
Syntax and semantics specification; data types; data control and memory management; expressions, precedence and associativity of operators; control structures; comparative study of existing programming languages; advanced topics such as polymorphism, programming paradigms, exception handling and concurrency.

Detailed Description:

Programming Language Fundamentals	Mapped to CLOs
Names, Scopes, and Bindings	1
Control Flow	1
Data Types	1
Programming Language Implementation	Mapped to CLOs
Programming Language Syntax	2
Semantic Analysis	2
Subroutine and Control Abstraction	2
Programming Language Design	Mapped to CLOs
Data Abstraction and Object Orientation	3
Functional Languages	3
Logic Languages	3

Assessment:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Written Examination: 60%

Teaching Plan

Please refer to the corresponding Moodle course.

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COMP3259 Principles of Programming Languages

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