Homework Assignments

1. Homework #1, due by the end of day, Monday, 9 July 2007
2. Homework #2, due by the end of day, Friday, 13 July 2007
3. Homework #3, due by the end of day, Friday, 20 July 2007
4. Homework #4, due by the end of day, Wednesday, 1 August 2007

Quizzes

1. Quiz #1, due at the start of class, Monday, 9 July 2007
2. Quiz #2, due at the start of discussion, Tuesday, 10 July 2007
3. Quiz #3, due at the start of class, Monday, 16 July 2007
4. Quiz #4, due at the start of class, Friday, 27 July 2007
5. Quiz #5, due at the start of class, Monday, 30 July 2007
6. Quiz #6, due at the start of class, Wednesday, 1 August 2007

Course Readings

1. Text book: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, by Abelson, Sussman, and Sussman, Second Edition. Available at the bookstore, and online: mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.htm.

2. Language references:

   • The Scheme Programming Language, Third Edition, by R. Kent Dybvig. Available from the MIT Press, or online: www.scheme.com/tspl3.
   • Revised(5) Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme. Available online: schemers.org/Documents/Standards/R5RS.

3. "The Perils of JavaSchools", Joel Spolsky, 29 December 2005. Available online: joelonsoftware.com/articles/ThePerilsofJavaSchools.html.

4. "Can Your Programming Language Do This?", Joel Spolsky, 01 August 2006. Available online: joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/08/01.html.

5. "The Why of Y", Richard P. Gabriel, 3 February 2001. Available online: dreamsongs.com/NewFiles/WhyOfY.pdf.

Scheme Interpreters

All of the following Scheme interpreters run on Linux, Windows, and MacOS X:

• MIT/GNU Scheme - A Scheme environment with an Emacs-like source editor. It's mostly compatible with the source listings in the text book, but you'll have to write nil as '().
  
  
• DrScheme - A nice Scheme environment with a high quality debugger and source editor. For the text book examples you will need to make minor changes (e.g., true must be written as #t, false as #f, and nil as '()). To use error you'll need to use the PLT (Textual) MzScheme language mode (from the "Language" menu).