CMSC330

Class Times

Time: TTh 12:30-1:45, 2:00-3:15, 3:30-4:45

Discussion: Fridays

Notes will be released along with slides

Assignments

• Exams (in-person)
• Projects
• Discussions
• Quizzes (in discussion)
• Lecture Quizzes (online)

Assignments

• Exams (in-person)
• March 14th
• April 20th
• Final TBD
• Projects
• Discussions
• Quizzes (in discussion)
• Lecture Quizzes (online)

Assignments

• Exams (in-person)
• Projects
• 5 of them
• 1,2,4 are Broken into 2 parts
• Submit on Gradescope
• Discussions
• Quizzes (in discussion)
• Lecture Quizzes (online)

Assignments

• Exams (in-person)
• Projects
• Discussions
• Coding exercises
• Project implementation
• Quizzes (in discussion)
• Lecture Quizzes (online)

Assignments

• Exams (in-person)
• Projects
• Discussions
• Quizzes (in discussion)
• 5 Quizzes
• Dates: 2/10,2/24,3/17,4/14,5/5
• Lecture Quizzes (online)

Office Hours

• Cliff: in person (IRB2238)
• TA: IRB1108 (Next door)
• TA: Online

Extensions and Absences

• Can submit 24 hours late for a 10% penalty
• You have five (5) 12-hour tokens to use on any project
• Late penalty will not apply if tokens used
• Any university sick excuse is exempt from this: contact me
• Communication is key: reach out, be reasonable

Syllabus

Common things people miss on syllabus

• Token use
• Good Faith Attempt
• email: [CMSC330]
• Office Hour Debugging
• Excused Absences

Programming languages are like spoken languages

• What is a Language?
• How do we use Language?
• Why do so many languages exist?

Why do so many languages exist?

• Language Features help us express ourselves
• Semantics and Syntax

End Goal

• Make your own programming language
• Combine elements from one language to another