BU CAS CS 591 Section B1
Computation and Deduction
Semester: Spring 2003

Course Information

  • Instructor: Hongwei Xi
  • Instructor's Office Hours: M 1-3PM and W 3-4PM
  • Lecture Times: M 3:00-6:00 PM
  • Drop Date:
  • the last day to drop without receiving a W grade is Friday, February 14, 2003
  • the last day to drop a class with receiving a W grade is Friday, March 7, 2003
  • Classroom: Room B22, STH, 745 Commonwealth Ave.
  • Midterm: (TBA)
  • Final Exam or Term Project (TBA)

    • Overview

    Computation and Deduction is a course that explores the theory of programming languages using deductive systems. We use such systems to specify, implement, and verify properties of functional and logic programming languages. The deductive approach to the specification of programming languages has become standard practice, and one of the goals of this course is to provide a good working knowledge of how to engineer such language descriptions. Throughout the course we will use Twelf as a uniform meta-language in which we can express specification, implementation, and meta-theory of the object languages we are considering. An implementation of Twelf and examples will be available on-line for experimentation.

    Prerequisites

    This is an introductory graduate course with no formal prerequisites, but an exposure to functional programming and type systems would be helpful. Enterprising undergraduates are welcome to attend this course.

    Notes

  • Lecture Notes by Frank Pfenning

    • Some Examples in Twelf

  • System F

    • Logistics

  • Syllabus (ps)(pdf)
  • Schedules
  • Guidelines for Homework Submission (ps)
  • How to use gsubmit to submit homework?
  • Archived Messages(new!)

    • More to come

    In general, we are to follow tightly a course taught by Frank Pfenning at Carnegie Mellon University. So you may take a look here to have a concrete feel as to what this course is like.

    Assignments

  • Assignment 1 (ps) (pdf) (Due on the 27th of January, 2003)
  • Assignment 2 (ps) (pdf) (Due on the 3rd of February, 2003)
  • Assignment 3 (ps) (pdf) (Due on the 10th of February, 2003)
  • Assignment 4 (ps) (pdf) (Due on the 18th of February, 2003)
  • Assignment 5 (ps) (pdf) (Due on the 3rd of March, 2003)
  • Assignment 6 (ps) (pdf) (Due on the 17th of March, 2003)
  • Assignment 7 (ps) (pdf) (Due on the 31st of March, 2003)
  • Assignment 8 (ps) (pdf) (Due on the 23rd of April, 2003)

    • Solutions

  • Solution 1 (txt)
    (The average score of HW1 is 49 out of 50 points)
  • Solution 2 (ps) (pdf)
    (The average score of HW1 is 102 + 7 out of 110 + 50 points)
  • Solution 3
    (The average score of HW1 is 70 out of 80 points)
  • Solution 4
    (The average score of HW1 is 47 out of 50 points)