This is the main website for CSE 401 and CSE M 501. Please use the navigation bar at the top of this page to find important resources and links on this site. Some additional resources, particularly links to lecture recordings, office hours, and the course gradebook, are on the course Canvas web page.
4/25: The compiler semantics/type-checking assignment is out now. Not due until a week and a half after the midterm, but start looking at it now, particularly in conjunction with the semantics problem in today's sections.
4/25: Added new slides on compiler IRs for Friday's class.
4/24: Slides and worksheet for tomorrow's sections added.
4/19: A new exams page with topic lists for the midterm and final and links to old exams for studying is now available. To access, look for the link on the resources page.
4/18: Mini hw3 posted. Due Mon. April 29. We'll spend time on more exercises and explanations about hw3 in sections next week on April 25. Only one late day allowed on hw3 so we can hand out sample solutions in time to study for the midterm exam on Friday, May 3.
4/15: The next part of the compiler project, the parser and AST, is posted now. Due Thursday, 4/25.
3/21: Welcome to the website for CSE 401 and CSE M 501 for
Spring Quarter, 2024.
Please send mail to cse401-staff[at]cs if you spot
any unexpected problems.
Instructor: Hal Perkins (perkins[at]cs – but please use cse401-staff[at]cs for mail)
Teaching Assistants: Eric Chen, Aragorn Crozier, Connor Reinholdtsen, Richard Tran, and Edward Zhang.
Contact Info: Please use the message board (link at the top of this page) whenever possible. The answer to your question is likely to be helpful to others in the class and, by using the discussion board, it will be available to them as well. Feel free to use private messages on the discussion board for questions that contain detailed code or should not be shared with the rest of the class. For other questions, including unexpected emergencies or other personal circumstances, please send mail to cse401-staff[at]cs (use the same list for CSE M 501). That will help us keep track of things that need further followup from the course staff to better help you.
Lectures: MWF 2:30-3:20 in CSE2 G10. Lectures will be recorded using panopto. See the course canvas page for links. Lecture slides and other items will be posted on the course calendars here, generally by the evening before each class.
Although lectures will be recorded, this class is not a distance-learning or hybrid class. Recordings are intended for review, or to help when unavoidable absences such as illness occur, not to replace class attendance. Recent experience has shown that significant numbers of students who regularly miss class struggle with the material, find it hard to keep up, and do not do as well in the course. You should plan to attend class regularly.
Sections: Various times on Thursday afternoons. Sections will not be recorded, but we will make occasional videos available of tutorial material when helpful. All section materials will be posted on here on the course web site.
Office Hours: In-person, zoom, and hybrid at scheduled times during the week. Times and locations will be posted on the main course calendar. Zoom links are on the course canvas calendar page.