Course Details
16:198:508 - Formal Language and Automata
- Course Number: 16:198:508
- Course Type: Graduate
- Semester 1: Fall
- Credits: 3
- Description:
To provide a rigorous mathematical framework for two general areas: that of language description and that of computation; to examine the relation between the two and to consider practical applications from Computer Science and Linguistics. Computability theory and complexity theory are also introduced
This course counts as category A for M.Sc. degree requirement. This course does NOT count as category A for Ph.D. students
- M.S. Course Category: Algorithms & Complexity
- Category: A (M.S.)
- Topics:
Regular languages and automata
Context-free languages and Pushdown Automata
Turing Machines and Decidability
Hierarchies and properties of language families
Computational Complexity Theory - Expected Work: weekly homework
- Exams: 1 midterm and a final exam
- Learning Goals:
Computer Science majors ...
- will be prepared to contribute to a rapidly changing field by acquiring a thorough grounding in the core principles and foundations of computer science (e.g., techniques of program design, creation, and testing; key aspects of computer hardware; algorithmic principles).
- will acquire a deeper understanding on (elective) topics of more specialized interest, and be able to critically review, assess, and communicate current developments in the field.
- will be prepared for the next step in their careers, for example, by having done a research project (for those headed to graduate school), a programming project (for those going into the software industry), or some sort of business plan (for those going into startups).
