McMaster University
Design and Selection of Sequential Programming Languages

SFWR ENG 3E03 - Fall 2003

Instructor

Dr. Wolfram Kahl
ITB-245, kahl@mcmaster.ca
Office hour: TBA

News

Time and place change for Test 3; time change for Test 4 - see below.

Teaching Assistants

• Millie de Guzman deguzmmr@mcmaster.ca
• Kevin Everets everetk@mcmaster.ca
• Mark Pavlidis pavlidmh@mcmaster.ca

Outline

The course outline is available as PostScript  and as PDF .

Tests

• Test 1 (Haskell): Sept. 19, 16:30-17:20, ABB-B163
• Test 2 (Java): Oct. 3, 16:30-17:20, ABB-B163
• Test 3: Oct. 24, 14:30-15:30, T29/105
• Test 4: Nov. 14, 14:30-15:30, ABB-B163

Lecture Slides

(4-up on Letter paper --- printing on A4 paper will cut off a part.)

• Introduction (September 5): ,
• Haskell (September 5-19): ,
• Java (September 24 - October 3): ,
• October 8: ,
• October 10 and 15: ,
• October 17: ,
• October 22: ,

Assignments

• Assignment 1: ,   -   Solution Hints: ,
• Assignment 2: ,   -   Solution Hints (updated 2003-09-18_10:10): ,
• Assignment 3: ,   -   Example solutions for 3.2
• Assignment 4: ,   -   SUN Java tutorial, Simulate1.java
• Assignment 5: ,   -   Simulate2.java, Simulate3.java, Car1.ps, Car2.png (spirals)
• Assignment 6: ,   -   Example Solutions by Mark Pavlidis
• Assignment 7: ,   -   you may access HTML resources and the sample page.

Handouts

• Some Discrete Mathematics Notation: ,
• Discrete Mathematics Review Exercises: ,
• Unix Hints 1: ,
• ``A Gentle Introduction to Haskell 98'' by Paul Hudak, John Peterson, Joseph H. Fasel:
  • Formatted: original (for A4 paper): , ;   for printing 2-up on Letter paper: ,
  • HTML: .tar.gz, online;   sources: .tar.gz,
• ``Two Dozen Short Lessons in Haskell'' by Rex Page:
  • Question pages: all: , ;   lessons 1-11, 2-up: , ;   lessons 12-24, 2-up: , .

    Note: The first two of the ``Two Dozen Lessons'' are ``dry'': Lesson three starts using hugs. Minor differences between the current version Haskell 98 and the version used in the ``Two Dozen Lessons'' will be noticeable, especially the change of the default Integral type from Int to Integer.

  • Answer pages: ,

Haskell Interpreter Access

source /u0/prof/kahl/SE3E03/source_me

Schedule

Lectures: Wednesday and Friday, 9:30-10:20, HSC-1A4

Tutorial Exercises:

Group 1	Tuesday, 9:30-10:20	GS-209
Group 2	Tuesday, 11:30-12:20	GS-209
Group 3	Tuesday, 8:30-9:20	GS-218
Group 4	Monday, 14:30-15:20	ITB-222

Lab: Friday, 14:30-17:20, ITB-235, ITB-236

Textbook

Allen B. Tucker, Robert E. Noonan: Programming Languages: Principles and Paradigms McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-238111-6

(This book should be in stock in the textbook section of Titles.)

Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: ``Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty''), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.

It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at http://www.mcmaster.ca/senate/academic/ac_integrity.htm

The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:

1. Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.
2. Improper collaboration in group work.
3. Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.

Discrimination

``The Faculty of Engineering is concerned with ensuring an environment that is free of all adverse discrimination. If there is a problem that cannot be resolved by discussion among the persons concerned, individuals are reminded that they should contact the Department Chair, the Sexual Harassment Office or the Human Rights Consultant, as soon as possible.''

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