Official CIS352 S25 course syllabus (PDF) (first uploaded: Jan 7, 2025, updated Feb 3 to include office hours).

Below, I provide an abbreviated syllabus with the major points–this website is not the official syllabus, the official syllabus will always be available at the above PDF.

Course Title: “Programming Languages: Theory and Practice”

(CIS 352 at Syracuse U)

An introduction to the design and implementation of programming languages, focused on operational semantics and interpreters. This course is heavily project-focused, and a specific emphasis will be placed upon training in algorithmic thinking and programming strategy.

Instructors:

• Kris Micinski, Asst. Prof at Syracuse ECS
  • Office hours 1hr before class on Tuesdays, 1hr after on Thursdays
  • Office Location: 4-185 CST Building, Center for Science and Technology
• Neda Abdolrahimi, teaching assistant
  • Office hours: Mondays, 9-12AM (during lab times).

Workload:

• 4 individual (no collaboration, ChatGPT, etc…) projects (40%)
• 4 group (up to 3, can use ChatGPT, etc…) programming exercises (10%)
• Weekly (or more) attendance quizzes (5%)
• Three homeworks (5%)
• Exams (40%)
  • 2 midterms and 1 final, 20% each, lowest drops
• This will be a project-heavy course. Approximately 3-5 hours per week outside of class is expected. I recommend against taking this course concurrent with other project-heavy courses.