CSE216

Course	CSE216
Title	Programming Abstractions
Credits	4
Course Coordinator	Paul Fodor
Description	Intermediate-level programming concepts and paradigms, including functional programming, object-orientation, basics of type systems, memory management, program and data abstractions, parameter passing, modularity, and parallel programming. Includes weekly recitations, which provide students with experience in the practice of programming in a variety of high-level languages.
Prerequisite	Prerequisites: C or higher in CSE 214; CSE major
Course Outcomes	An understanding of programming language paradigms and tradeoffs. An understanding of functional techniques to identify, formulate and solve problems. An ability to apply techniques of object-oriented programming in the context of software development.
Textbook	Michael Scott, Programming Language Pragmatics, 4th ed., Morgan Kaufmann, 2015.
Major Topics Covered in Course	Programming Language Paradigms Functional problem-solving using a high-level functional language Object-oriented design and programming Cross-cutting programming language concepts
Laboratory
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