COP-4620/COP-5625 - PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS

                            Fall 2005


Instructor:     Dr. Manuel E. Bermudez
Schedule:       M,W,F: 6
Office:         E362 CSE
Phone:          392-1534 (desk)
Office Hours:   M,W,F: 5.
Text:           Class Notes, available in the University Copy Center.

Reference:      Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools, by
                Aho, Sethi, and Ullman, Addison-Wesley, 1986.
		(this is a comprehensive reference).
		Compiler Construction, Kenneth Louden, PWS Publishers.
		(This the book that closest resemebles my approach).


COURSE DESCRIPTION:


This course will cover  the  theory  and  practice  of  compiler-
writing.   Topics  included  are:  language  theory, finite-state
machines, lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation,
contextual constraint management, and code generation.  The class
discussions will parallel the project,  in  which  students  will
extend  (significantly)  the  implementation  of a compiler for a
subset of C.


PREREQUISITES:


COP-3530 Data and Program Structures.  Further, you should  be  a
proficient programmer, capable of implementing sophisticated data
structures modularly, quickly and efficiently.  Familiarity  with
several  high-level  programming  languages,  and  with  the UNIX
operating system, helps.


ATTENDANCE:


Strongly recommended: class discussions  will  describe  the  the
major  components of the compiler you will extend; they will also
cover the class project. Attendance is  also  mandatory  for  all
tests.


GRADING:   Homeworks                  10%   Averages:   A    90-100
           Project (5 or 6 reports)   40%               B+   86-89
           Midterm (TBA)              25%               B    80-85
           Final                      25%               C+   76-79
                                                        C    70-75
                                                        D+   66-69
                                                        D    60-65
                                                        E    0-59



ACCOUNT ACCESS:

     Students will use the CIS Department  computing  facilities,
specifically the Sun Workstations.  Because of the software tools
we will use, code is to be written in C.


DISHONESTY:

     Incidents of students copying the  work  of  other  students
will  not  be tolerated and will be referred to the Student Honor
Court.