Principles of Programming Languages
	            CMSC 331-02 	Mark E Woodcock  (woodcock@cs.umbc.edu)
		    Spring 2025		443-634-1502 (so far)
		    MW 1900-2015	ITE 349, 410-455-3500
		    ITE 227		OH:  After class
			     
	Monday				Wednesday
January
27 	Boring introduction(1)		Grammars (3) 
February
 3	Assoc & Prec(3)			ML Syntax (15.1,.2,.3,.7)
10	ML II				patterns, fn by cases
17 	ref transp/type inf     	simple datatype 
24	complex datatypes (6)		Abstraction; Datatypes (6,11)
March
 3	Logic Programming               LP II
10	OO (12)                         Review   
17      SPRING BREAK                    SPRING BREAK
24	Slack                           Midterm
31      Return                          Ruby
April   
 7   	More Ruby (7,8)                 Params(9)   	                
14	param-passing(9,11)             Concurrency (13)		
21	More Concurrency                Exceptions (14)	                     
28 	Semantics (3)                   Map-Reduce/Pig
May
 5	Do HW7 (no lecture)             Pig again                       
12      Review
19  		                        FINAL


READINGS
(N) - Chapter number in the Sebesta Book.
also:  check the main page for more resources

EXAMS
Exams will be comprehensive and closed-book.  The midterms will be held during regular
class time.  The final exam will be held in the usual room on Wednesday, 21 May, 1800-2000.

HOMEWORK 
There will be several homeworks, including programing problems, during the semester.  Homeworks
will be weighted according to their difficulty and importance.  You may discuss assignments with
others, but you are only permitted to hand-in individual effort (e.g. solutions, programs).  
Late homeworks will be discounted 10% (of the potential grade) per school day.

GRADES	
Course grades will generally be determined using the following components and weights:
	Midterm		30 
	Homework	30
	Final Exam	40 
While a normal (boring) Bell Curve is expected, the instructor reserves the 
right to construct one, to consider class participation, relative improvement,
to give all A's or flunk the whole class (where appropriate).

CONTACTING THE INSTRUCTOR/Office Hours
I will be working elsewhere full-time all semester, so the best time to catch me will be
directly before or after class.  If you wish to set up some time to see me call me at work,
leave a message with the CSEE department or send me e-mail.

TA--Saquib Ahmed, T 11-12 (online) W 11-12 (ITE339)
GRADER--Chloe Farrell

UPDATES
Keep track of revisions to this syllabus at 
http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~woodcock/cmsc331/syl25.html