Foundations of Computation
Foundations of Computation
by Carol Critchlow, David Eck
eBook Details:
Publisher: Hobart and William Smith Colleges 2011
Number of pages: 256
License(s): CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
eBook Description:
Foundations of Computation is a free textbook for a one-semester course in theoretical computer science. It has been used for several years in a course at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The course has no prerequisites other than introductory computer programming. The first half of the course covers material on logic, sets, and functions that would often be taught in a course in discrete mathematics. The second part covers material on automata, formal languages, and grammar that would ordinarily be encountered in an upper level course in theoretical computer science.
Version 2.3 (Summer 2010) added a section on pushdown automata; aside from that, there were only minor corrections and changes. The most recent version, 2.3.1 (Summer 2011), is a very minor update, with one new proof and a few corrections. In December 2016, the license under which the book is released was changed; the version number was changed to 2.3.2, but 2.3.2 is identical to 2.3.1 except for the new license.
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Logic and Proof
- Chapter 2: Sets, Functions, and Relations
- Chapter 3: Regular Expressions and FSA’s
- Chapter 4: Grammars
- Chapter 5: Turing Machines and Computability
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