FI:IA010 Principles of prog. lang. - Course Information

IA010 Principles of Programming Languages

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Dr. rer. nat. Achim Blumensath (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Mojmír Křetínský, CSc.
Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

Thu 16:00–17:50 A318

Prerequisites

Knowledge of at least one imperative (C/C++/Java) and one functional language. Knowledge of additional programming languages is an advantage.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Technology Security (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Information Technology Security (programme FI, N-IN)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Graphics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Theoretical Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS) (2)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, N-IN)
• Image Processing (programme FI, N-AP)

Course objectives

By the end of the course, the student will be able:
to choose a programming language (programming paradigm) suitable for a given problem domain;
to analyze both strong and weak aspects of a given programming language;
to quickly obtain an in-depth understanding of a new programming language;

Syllabus

• Brief history of programming languages.
• Names, bindings, scopes. Block structure. Representing object in memory.
• Primitive and composite types. Typechecking. Lists. Pointers and references. Type derivation.
• Control flow: expressions, statements, control structures.
• Subprograms: local definitions, parameter passing, overloaded and generic functions. Coroutines.
• Exceptions: basic concepts, case studies(Ada, C++, Java), exceptions in functional programming languages. Events.
• Abstract data types: basic concepts, encapsulation, case studies (Ada, C++). Parameterized ADT, generics. Namespaces.
• Object oriented programming: principles, inheritance, dynamic binding, case studies (Smallatlk, C++, Java).
• Concurrency: basic concepts, mutual exclusion mechanisms (semaphores, monitors, message passing), case studies (Ada, Java). Concurrency in functional languages.
• Functional programming: typical features of functional languages, LISP, case study (Scheme). Evaluation strategies, modern functional languages, functional features in other languages.

Literature

recommended literature
• SEBESTA, Robert W. Concepts of Programming Languages. 10th Edition. Addison-Wesley, 2012, 816 pp. ISBN 978-0-13-139531-2. info
• Programming language pragmatics. Edited by Michael Lee Scott. 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier Science [distributor], 2006, xxxi, 875. ISBN 9780126339512. info

Teaching methods

The course is organized as a series of lectures.

Assessment methods

Evaluation: final written exam.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

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