This book covers topics related to the functionality and design of compilers, including:

• Compiler structure
  
• Lexical analysis (including regular expressions and finite automata)
  
• Syntax analysis (including context-free grammars, LL parsers, bottom-up parsers, and LR parsers)
  
• Syntax-directed translation
  
• Type checking (including type conversions and polymorphism)
  
• Run-time environment (including parameter passing, symbol tables, and storage allocation)
  
• Code generation (including intermediate code generation)
  
• Code optimization