COMP 105 Schedule

January 2019
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Introduction; programming with proof systems and algebraic laws

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Topic: What is a programming language; composition; proof rules

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Recitation: Data-driven, rule-driven programming process

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Recitation: Data-driven, rule-driven programming process

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No class: MLK Day

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Operational semantics; metatheory

Read:

  • Ramsey, Chapter 1, Section 1.4 (Operational Semantics)

  • Ramsey, Chapter 1, Section 1.6 (Operational Semantics Revisited)

Topic: Abstract syntax and environments; Inference rules and evaluation

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Recitation: Reading inference rules; programming demo; intro to algebraic laws

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Recitation: Reading inference rules; programming demo; intro to algebraic laws

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Operational semantics; metatheory

Topic: Derivations

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Operational semantics; metatheory

Topic: Metatheory; location semantics

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Recitation: Derivation trees, semantic rules, metatheory

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Grading party for impcore.

Recitation: Derivation trees, semantic rules, metatheory

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February 2019
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Operational semantics; metatheory

Topic: Derivations

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Operational semantics; metatheory

Topic: Metatheory; location semantics

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Recitation: Derivation trees, semantic rules, metatheory

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Grading party for impcore.

Recitation: Derivation trees, semantic rules, metatheory

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Scheme I: Recursive programming with lists

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Topic: S-expressions; recursive functions on lists; costs

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Scheme II: first-class and higher-order functions

Read:

Topic: The let family, functions as values, introduction to lambda, using lambda to create escaping functions

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Recitation: Scheme list functions, calculational proofs, functions with accumulating parameters

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Grading party for opsem.

Recitation: Scheme list functions, calculational proofs, functions with accumulating parameters

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Scheme II: first-class and higher-order functions

Topic: Higher-order functions on lists; currying; tail calls

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Scheme III: continuation passing, semantics

Topic: Tail calls; continuations

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Recitation: Higher-order functions on lists, abstracting over comparison functions

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Grading party for scheme.

Recitation: Higher-order functions on lists, abstracting over comparison functions

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No class: Presidents' Day

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Scheme III: continuation passing, semantics

Topic: Midterm course evaluations; continuations for solving formulas

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Introduction to ML

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Topic: Introduction to ML

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Grading party for hofs.

Recitation: Searching with success and failure continuations

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Recitation: BONUS: continuations

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Introduction to ML

Topic: Constructed data; Case statements and pattern matching; Introduction and elimination; Exceptions

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Type systems

Read:

Topic: Type systems and type checking

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Recitation: Patterns and types in Standard ML

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Grading party for continuations.

Recitation: Patterns and types in Standard ML

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March 2019
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Introduction to ML

Topic: Constructed data; Case statements and pattern matching; Introduction and elimination; Exceptions

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Type systems

Read:

Topic: Type systems and type checking

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Recitation: Patterns and types in Standard ML

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Grading party for continuations.

Recitation: Patterns and types in Standard ML

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Type systems

Topic: Polymorphic type checking

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Type systems

Topic: Type-checking from a high level; Three environments

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Recitation: Type rules and type checking

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Grading party for ml.

Midterms can be picked up in morning

Recitation: Type rules and type checking

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No class: Time available for midterm

Midterms can be picked up in morning

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Last possible pickup for midterm

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ML type inference

Topic: Type inference by example

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Recitation: Programming Typed uScheme or regression testing of type checker

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Grading party for midterm

Recitation: Programming Typed uScheme or regression testing of type checker

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No class: Spring Break

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No class: Spring Break

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ML type inference

Topic: Making type inference precise; constraints (MAYBE solving constraints)?

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ML type inference

Topic: Solving constraints; Generalization; Instantiation; Type inference at let bindings

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Recitation: Solving conjunction constraints

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Grading party for typesys.

Recitation: Solving conjunction constraints

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Modules and abstract types

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Topic: Introduction to data abstraction; interfaces as signatures

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Modules and abstract types

Topic: Module implementations; functors; modules example: game solver

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Recitation: Abstraction functions, representation invariants

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Grading party for ml-inf.

Recitation: Abstraction functions, representation invariants

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April 2019
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Modules and abstract types

Read:

Topic: Introduction to data abstraction; interfaces as signatures

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Modules and abstract types

Topic: Module implementations; functors; modules example: game solver

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Recitation: Abstraction functions, representation invariants

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Grading party for ml-inf.

Recitation: Abstraction functions, representation invariants

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Lambda calculus

Read:

Topic: What's a calculus? Programming with lambda calculus. Free variables, Beta reduction, Substitution, and Small-step Semantics

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Lambda calculus

Topic: Normal forms, Reduction strategies, Fixed points, Recursion equations, and the Y combinator

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Recitation: Beta- and eta-reduction, Church numerals, Y

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Grading party for sml.

Recitation: Beta- and eta-reduction, Church numerals, Y

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No class: Patriots' Day

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Smalltalk: Object-oriented programming

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Topic: Objects; protocols; message passing

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Recitation: Getting started with Smalltalk

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Grading party for lambda.

Recitation: Getting started with Smalltalk

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Smalltalk: Object-oriented programming

Topic: Inheritance

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Smalltalk: Object-oriented programming

Topic: Class hierarchies; the collection classes

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Recitation: Abstract base classes, double dispatch

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Recitation: Abstract base classes, double dispatch

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AMA

Topic: Ask the instructor anything. Especially about programming languages past, present, and future

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Final exam: 3:30 PM, Braker 001

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Grading party for small.

Grading party for final

May 2019
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AMA

Topic: Ask the instructor anything. Especially about programming languages past, present, and future

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Final exam: 3:30 PM, Braker 001

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Grading party for small.

Grading party for final

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