Undergraduate Course: Compiling Techniques (INFR09007)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Informatics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 09 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Informatics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/ct |
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| Course description |
This course describes the phases of a modern programming language compiler with an emphasis on widely-used techniques. The course project will require students to implement fragments of a compiler for an imperative programming language. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Successful completion of Year 2 of an Informatics Single or Combined Degree, or equivalent by permission of the School.
This course has the following mathematics prerequisites:
1 - General background: integers/real numbers, set theory: union, intersection,...
2 - Graph theory, in particular, directed/undirected graphs, cyclic/acyclic graphs, labeled graphs, trees, subgraph isomorphism, graph colouring.
3 - Algebraic structures, in particular, lattices and join/meet.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: Central. Room 1.4, 22 Buccleuch Place |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - Understanding of the processes involved in compilation, and knowledge of the techniques applied.
2 - Analysis of compilation tasks.
3 - Implementation of compilation algorithms. |
Assessment Information
Written Examination 75
Assessed Assignments 25
Oral Presentations 0
Assessment
Two practical compiler exercises.
If delivered in semester 1, this course will have an option for semester 1 only visiting undergraduate students, providing assessment prior to the end of the calendar year. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Marcelo Cintra
Tel: (0131 6)50 5118
Email: mc@inf.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Tamise Totterdell
Tel: 0131 650 9970
Email: t.totterdell@ed.ac.uk |
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