CS 442: Structures of Compilers

Prof. Jason Sauppe | Fall 2026

This page contains a course schedule for CS 442. Rows in gray are tentative and will be updated as the course progresses. Other course content (e.g., assignments) can be found on Canvas.

Content	Week	Day	Date	In-Class	Reading	Assignments
Intro & C Review	01	Mon.	09/07	—No Class—
		Wed.	09/09		Syllabus, 1.1
		Fri.	09/11		1.2 -- 1.4
Finite State Automata	02	Mon.	09/14		2.1
		Wed.	09/16		2.2
		Fri.	09/18
Regular Expressions	03	Mon.	09/21		2.3.1	Assignment 01 available
		Wed.	09/23		2.3.2
		Fri.	09/25		2.3.3
Scanning	04	Mon.	09/28		2.4.1
		Wed.	09/30		2.4.2
		Fri.	10/02		2.4.3
flex & DFA Minimization	05	Mon.	10/05
		Wed.	10/07		2.4.4	Assignment 01 due; Assignment 02 available
		Fri.	10/09		2.4.5, 2.5.1
Context-Free Grammars	06	Mon.	10/12		3.1, 3.2.1, 3.2.2
		Wed.	10/14		3.2.3, 3.2.4
		Fri.	10/16		3.2.5
Parsing Overview	07	Mon.	10/19	Review		Assignment 02 due
		Wed.	10/21	Exam 1
		Fri.	10/23
Parsing Overview & Semantic Analysis	08	Mon.	10/26
		Wed.	10/28		3.2.4	Assignment 03 available
		Fri.	10/30
Semantic Analysis & Symbol Tables	09	Mon.	11/02		3.5.2
		Wed.	11/04		3.5.3, 3.5.4
		Fri.	11/06		5.5	Project available
Project Overview & Top-Down Parsing	10	Mon.	11/09
		Wed.	11/11			Assignment 03 due
		Fri.	11/13		3.3.1
Top-Down Parsing	11	Mon.	11/16
		Wed.	11/18		3.3.3
		Fri.	11/20
Top-Down Parsing	12	Mon.	11/23
		Wed.	11/25
		Fri.	11/27	—No Class—
Bottom-Up Parsing	13	Mon.	11/30	Review
		Wed.	12/02	Exam 2
		Fri.	12/04		3.4.1
Bottom-Up Parsing	14	Mon.	12/07		3.4.2
		Wed.	12/09
		Fri.	12/11		3.4.3
Review & Final Exam	15	Mon.	12/14	Review
		Wed.	12/16			Project due
		Fri.	12/18	—Final Exam (12:15 PM – 2:15 PM, Location TBD) —