COP4020: Programming Languages

Contact Information


Institution Florida State University URL: Computer Science Department	Instructor Prof. Robert van Engelen Email: engelen@cs.fsu.edu	Office 162 James J. Love Building (LOV), (850) 644 9661 Office hours: Mon 12:15-1:15 PM and by appointment

General Information

Web site: Course home page: http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~engelen/courses/COP4020; CourseInfo (Blackboard system): http://campus.fsu.edu
Prerequisites: COP3331 and COP4530.
Textbook: "Programming Language Pragmatics" by Michael L. Scott; View the Textbook Errata
Other material: Class notes and class handouts
When?: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:35 PM to 4:50 PM
Where?: 201 Carothers (MCH)
Recitations: Mondays in 301 LOV
Teaching assistant: Amit Karwande karwande@cs.fsu.edu (LOV 203E)
Attendance: Attendence is required for all lectures and recitations.
Exams: One midterm and one final exam. See the COP4020 exam page for grading policy, grade breakdown, and exam material.
Assignments: Presentations (oral and written), exercises from the textbook, and programming assignments will be given on a regular basis. All assignments are mandatory and part of the grading (see below). The assignments, when turned in before or at the due date before midnight, will be graded. When turned in late, 5% will be deducted from the homework grade per day until the homework has been received, with a maximum extension of five days.
Grading: Details on the grading policy, grade breakdown, and exam material are found on the COP4020 exam page. Exam dates will be scheduled in advance. A grade of zero will be recorded for missed exams unless prior arrangements have been made.
Cheating: All exams and assignments must be completed individually unless stated otherwise. Copying solutions is considered cheating. All students involved in cheating are in violation of the Honor code. Students are expected to uphold the Honor Code. Consult the Student Handbook for more details on the Honor code.

Miscellaneous

Please advice the instructor of this class at your earliest convenience (minimum of five working days) if you have a disability that will require a reasonable accomodation for any of the activities in the course schedule.

Please notify the Department of Computer Science five working days prior to the event if a reasonable accomodation for a disability is needed: 644 2296 (voice), 644 0058 (fax).

This syllabus and other class materials are available in alternative format upon request.