COP5621: Compiler Construction

This course is an introductory course to compiler construction. It introduces the elements of compilation, including language theory, syntax-directed translation, lexical analysis, symbol tables, bottom-up LR(k) parsing, top-down LL(k) parsing, intermediate code generation, data-flow analysis, the Java virtual machine, (byte)code generation, code optimization, error detection, and error recovery.

Course Web Site

http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~engelen/courses/COP5621

Instructor

Professor Robert van Engelen
engelen at cs dot fsu dot edu
475DSL (School of Computational Science at 4th floor in Dirac)
645-0309.

Office Hours

Mondays 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM and upon request.

Prerequisites

COP4020 Programming Languages.

Textbooks

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or

)  and

1. "Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools" 1^st edition by Aho, Sethi, and Ullman (ISBN: 0201100886).
2. Or the new 2^nd edition (ISBN-10: 0321486811 and ISBN-13: 9780321486813).
3. And "The Java^TM Virtual Machine Specification" 2^nd edition (click here for instructions on how to download this text).

Other Material

Class handouts.

When and Where?

103 LOV on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM.

Teaching Assistant

Yixin Shou

Exams and Grading

There will be four exams (three midterm exams and one final exam) and a set of laboratory projects. Details on the grading policy, grade breakdown, and exam material can be found on the COP5621 exam page. Exam dates are scheduled in advance. A grade of zero will be recorded for missed exams unless prior arrangements have been made.

Assignments

Homework and programming projects will be assigned on a regular basis. All assignments are mandatory and part of the final grade. The assignments, when turned in before or at the due date before midnight will be graded. When turned in late, 5% will be deducted from the homework grade per day until the homework has been received, with a maximum extension of five days.

Attendance

Roll is not taken, but you are responsible for all material delivered in class.

Cheating

All exams and assignments must be completed individually, unless stated otherwise. Copying solutions is considered cheating. Submitted source code listings will be compared. Keep a copy of the listings to provide evidence of creative work. Students are expected to uphold the Honor Code. Any student involved in cheating is in violation of the Honor code. Consult the "Student Handbook" for more details on the Honor code.

You will need an account to log on to the Computer Science department machines. If you don’t have one, visit the system info site: http://system.cs.fsu.edu/newusers

You will also need an ACNS account (i.e., @garnet.fsu.edu) for receiving class emails. If you want, you can forward your garnet email to other accounts (visit https://cars.acns.fsu.edu for more details).

Submit your assignments to the instructor by email. Please send only one email message that includes all sources of your programming assignment, the input and output files (when applicable), and a Makefile. Use the zip utility to compress and archive the material for inclusion as an attachment in the email message. Use the email subject line "HOMEWORK #", where # is the homework/assignment number. Also, please include your name and the assignment number in the program source code

The assignments must be turned in before or at the due date before midnight. When turned in late, 5% will be deducted from the homework grade per day until the homework has been received, with a maximum extension of five days.

This syllabus and other class materials are available in alternative formats on request.

Please advice the instructor of this class at your earliest convenience (minimum of five working days) if you have a disability that will require a reasonable accomodation for any of the activities in the course schedule.

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodations should: (1) register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center, and (2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodations within the first week of class.

For more information about services available to FSU students with disabilities, please contact:
Student Disability Resource Center
08 Kellum Hall
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4066
Email: sdrc at admin dot fsu dot edu
Phone: (850) 644-9566

Copyright: Robert van Engelen, Florida State University, 2007.
Last modified: Monday, April 16, 2007