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CMSC 331 — Principles of Programming Languages

CMSC 331 examines the theory, design and implementation of programming languages and provides students with an introduction to programming languages that are likely to be new to them. Topics include specifications of syntax and semantics, declarations, binding, allocation, data structures, data types, control structures, control and data flow, concurrency, and the implementation and execution of programs. The major language paradigms will be described and explored, including imperative, object-oriented, functional, logic programming, concurrent and others. Programming projects will provide experience in several languages. Prerequisites: You must have completed CMSC 202 and CMSC 203 with a grade of C or better.

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Lecture Section Days Time Location
01 Tuesday/Thursday 1:00-2:15pm Sherman Hall 013
05 Tuesday/Thursday 2:30-3:45pm Sherman Hall 013