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CMSI 385 Introduction to Theory of Computation


3 semester hours

Introduction to the classical theory of computation. Formal languages and the Chomsky Hierarchy. Finite automata, Turing machines, and stack machines. Formal grammars, intractability and undecidability.

Prerequisites: CMSI 281  and MATH 248 .