CS 6520: Programming Languages and Semantics
Spring 2002TTh 12:25-1:45, EMCB 120
Instructor: Matthew FlattOffice Hours: TTh 2:00-3:00 and by appointment, MEB 3466

This course is about the formal specification and analysis of programming languages.

For a more detailed list of topics covered by the course, see the (evolving) course schedule.

Course Notes - updated frequently.

There is no required text for the course.

Grading

There will be one mid-term exam and a final exam, but final grades will be determined primarily by homework: 60% homework, 20% mid-term, 20% final.

Homework

A homework assignment will follow most lectures, and it is always due at the beginning of the following class, unless otherwise specified. (Homework assigned on Tuesdays will be fairly light.) Homework assignments are posted with the course schedule.

Participants can - and should - work on homework in pairs, with the proviso that no pair of students can collaborate on more than 3 homework assignments. Collaborators should submit a single homework solution.

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Last update: Monday, December 31st, 2001
mflatt@cs.utah.edu