Computer Language Construction, 6 credits

Konstruktion av datorspråk, 6 hp

TDP007

Main field of study

Programming

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Peter Dalenius

Director of studies or equivalent

Peter Dalenius

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 44 h
Recommended self-study hours: 116 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Course offered for Semester Period Timetable module Language Campus ECV
6KIPR Programming, Bachelor's Programme 2 (Spring 2017) 1 - Swedish Linköping, Valla C

Main field of study

Programming

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Course offered for

  • Programming, Bachelor's Programme

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of object oriented programming

Intended learning outcomes

After the course the student should be able to:

  • Explain and use regular expressions.
  • Use tools for markup languages (e.g. XML).
  • Use and modify a parser for a simple programming language.
  • Describe and apply basic principles for programming language design.

Course content

Craft: Ability to design a notation for a specific type of use or system. Ability to define and implement own notations to facilitate development and use, e.g. meta data and scripts.

Topics: Structure and implementation of programming langauges. Abstraction and the role of abstraction in programming languages. Basic principles of interpreter design. Regular expressions and finite automatons. Syntactic parsing. Abstract syntax trees. Overview of different types of computer languages.

Techniques: Ruby, Emacs, with short orientation in some other tools.

Teaching and working methods

The course consists of interactive lectures, laborative exercies and seminars where the students' solutions will be discussed.

Examination

LAB1Laboratory work2 creditsU, G
DAT1Computer examination4 creditsU, 3, 4, 5

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för datavetenskap

Director of Studies or equivalent

Peter Dalenius

Examiner

Peter Dalenius

Course website and other links

http://www.ida.liu.se/~TDP007

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 44 h
Recommended self-study hours: 116 h

Course literature

Thomas, Dave et.al. (2009) Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide.
Code Name Scope Grading scale
LAB1 Laboratory work 2 credits U, G
DAT1 Computer examination 4 credits U, 3, 4, 5

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva. 

Thomas, Dave et.al. (2009) Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide.

Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
I U A Modules Comment
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)

                            
1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)
X
X
DAT1
LAB1

                            
1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)

                            
1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)

                            
1.5 Insight into current research and development work

                            
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving

                            
2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
X
LAB1

                            
2.3 System thinking

                            
2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning
X
LAB1

                            
2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities

                            
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
3.1 Teamwork
X
LAB1

                            
3.2 Communications

                            
3.3 Communication in foreign languages

                            
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
4.1 External, societal, and environmental context

                            
4.2 Enterprise and business context

                            
4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management

                            
4.4 Designing

                            
4.5 Implementing

                            
4.6 Operating

                            
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development

                            
5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development

                            
5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects

                            
5.4 Execution of research or development projects

                            
5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

                            

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