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Syllabus

Instructor: Karen Lemone
http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~kal

This course provides an introduction to the theoretical issues of computer science. Computer science theory includes the various models of finite state machines, both deterministic, nondeterministic, and concepts of decidability and formal language theory.

CS5003 Objectives

1. Produce proofs to substantiate selected computer science topics

2. Perform computations with automata

3. Create automata for various languages and computations

4. Distinguish between regular and context-free languages

5. Construct grammars for programming language constructs

6. Describe properties of various languages classes

7. Distinguish between decidable and undecidable problems

Grading

    Homeworks: 35 Points (Each homework is worth 5)
    Final Exam: 65 Points