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Author : V. J. Rayward-Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015037864330
Author : Jeffrey Shallit
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780521865722
A textbook for a graduate course on formal languages and automata theory, building on prior knowledge of theoretical computer models.
Author : Ian M. Chiswell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781848009400
This book is based on notes for a master’s course given at Queen Mary, University of London, in the 1998/9 session. Such courses in London are quite short, and the course consisted essentially of the material in the ?rst three chapters, together with a two-hour lecture on connections with group theory. Chapter 5 is a considerably expanded version of this. For the course, the main sources were the books by Hopcroft and Ullman ([20]), by Cohen ([4]), and by Epstein et al. ([7]). Some use was also made of a later book by Hopcroft and Ullman ([21]). The ulterior motive in the ?rst three chapters is to give a rigorous proof that various notions of recursively enumerable language are equivalent. Three such notions are considered. These are: generated by a type 0 grammar, recognised by a Turing machine (deterministic or not) and de?ned by means of a Godel ̈ numbering, having de?ned “recursively enumerable” for sets of natural numbers. It is hoped that this has been achieved without too many ar- ments using complicated notation. This is a problem with the entire subject, and it is important to understand the idea of the proof, which is often quite simple. Two particular places that are heavy going are the proof at the end of Chapter 1 that a language recognised by a Turing machine is type 0, and the proof in Chapter 2 that a Turing machine computable function is partial recursive.
Author : Peter Linz
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:49015002666619
An Introduction to Formal Languages & Automata provides an excellent presentation of the material that is essential to an introductory theory of computation course. The text was designed to familiarize students with the foundations & principles of computer science & to strengthen the students' ability to carry out formal & rigorous mathematical argument. Employing a problem-solving approach, the text provides students insight into the course material by stressing intuitive motivation & illustration of ideas through straightforward explanations & solid mathematical proofs. By emphasizing learning through problem solving, students learn the material primarily through problem-type illustrative examples that show the motivation behind the concepts, as well as their connection to the theorems & definitions.
Author : Grzegorz Rozenberg,Arto Salomaa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783642591266
The need for a comprehensive survey-type exposition on formal languages and related mainstream areas of computer science has been evident for some years. In the early 1970s, when . the book Formal Languages by the second mentioned editor appeared, it was still quite feasible to write a comprehensive book with that title and include also topics of current research interest. This would not be possible anymore. A standard-sized book on formal languages would either have to stay on a fairly low level or else be specialized and restricted to some narrow sector of the field. The setup becomes drastically different in a collection of contributions, where the best authorities in the world join forces, each of them concentrat ing on their own areas of specialization. The present three-volume Handbook constitutes such a unique collection. In these three volumes we present the current state of the art in formal language theory. We were most satisfied with the enthusiastic response given to our request for contributions by specialists representing various subfields. The need for a Handbook of Formal Languages was in many answers expressed in different ways: as an easily accessible his torical reference, a general source of information, an overall course-aid, and a compact collection of material for self-study. We are convinced that the final result will satisfy such various needs. The theory of formal languages constitutes the stem or backbone of the field of science now generally known as theoretical computer science.
Author : Roy Dowsing,V. J. Rayward-Smith,C. D. Walter
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032446309
Author : Willem J. M. Levelt
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027232502
The present text is a re-edition of Volume I of Formal Grammars in Linguistics and Psycholinguistics, a three-volume work published in 1974. This volume is an entirely self-contained introduction to the theory of formal grammars and automata, which hasn't lost any of its relevance. Of course, major new developments have seen the light since this introduction was first published, but it still provides the indispensible basic notions from which later work proceeded. The author's reasons for writing this text are still relevant: an introduction that does not suppose an acquaintance with sophisticated mathematical theories and methods, that is intended specifically for linguists and psycholinguists (thus including such topics as learnability and probabilistic grammars), and that provides students of language with a reference text for the basic notions in the theory of formal grammars and automata, as they keep being referred to in linguistic and psycholinguistic publications; the subject index of this introduction can be used to find definitions of a wide range of technical terms. An appendix has been added with further references to some of the core new developments since this book originally appeared.
Author : Song Y Yan
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998-06-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814500838
This book provides a concise and modern introduction to Formal Languages and Machine Computation, a group of disparate topics in the theory of computation, which includes formal languages, automata theory, turing machines, computability, complexity, number-theoretic computation, public-key cryptography, and some new models of computation, such as quantum and biological computation. As the theory of computation is a subject based on mathematics, a thorough introduction to a number of relevant mathematical topics, including mathematical logic, set theory, graph theory, modern abstract algebra, and particularly number theory, is given in the first chapter of the book. The book can be used either as a textbook for an undergraduate course, for a first-year graduate course, or as a basic reference in the field. Contents:Computation-Related Mathematics:Logics and ProofsSets, Functions and GraphsDivisibility, Continued Fractions and CongruencesGroups, Rings and FieldsFormal Languages and Automata:Languages, Grammars and AutomataFinite Automata and Regular LanguagesPush-Down Automata and Context-Free LanguagesTuring Machines and Recursively Enumerable LanguagesTuring Computability and Complexity:Computability and NoncomputabilityDecidability and UndecidabilityComputational ComplexityDesign and Analysis of AlgorithmsNumber-Theoretic Computations and Applications:Primality TestingInteger FactorizationDiscrete LogarithmsCryptology and Systems SecurityHigh-Speed ComputationThree More Applications in ComputingNew Models of Computation:Quantum ComputationBiological ComputationComparison of Quantum and DNA Biological ModelsComparison of Connectionist and DNA Biological Models Readership: Students, teachers and researchers in computer science. keywords:Formal Languages;Automata;Computability;Complexity;Models of Computation
Author : Susan H. Rodger,Thomas W. Finley
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0763738344
JFLAP: An Interactive Formal Languages and Automata Package is a hands-on supplemental guide through formal languages and automata theory. JFLAP guides students interactively through many of the concepts in an automata theory course or the early topics in a compiler course, including the descriptions of algorithms JFLAP has implemented. Students can experiment with the concepts in the text and receive immediate feedback when applying these concepts with the accompanying software. The text describes each area of JFLAP and reinforces concepts with end-of-chapter exercises. In addition to JFLAP, this guide incorporates two other automata theory tools into JFLAP: JellRap and Pate.
Author : John E. Hopcroft,Rajeev Motwani,Jeffrey D. Ullman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Computational complexity
ISBN : 1292039051
This classic book on formal languages, automata theory, and computational complexity has been updated to present theoretical concepts in a concise and straightforward manner with the increase of hands-on, practical applications. This new edition comes with Gradiance, an online assessment tool developed for computer science. Please note, Gradiance is no longer available with this book, as we no longer support this product.
Author : Alan P. Parkes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781447101437
A well-written and accessible introduction to the most important features of formal languages and automata theory. It focuses on the key concepts, illustrating potentially intimidating material through diagrams and pictorial representations, and this edition includes new and expanded coverage of topics such as: reduction and simplification of material on Turing machines; complexity and O notation; propositional logic and first order predicate logic. Aimed primarily at computer scientists rather than mathematicians, algorithms and proofs are presented informally through examples, and there are numerous exercises (many with solutions) and an extensive glossary.
Author : John A McDermid
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1137 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483105086
Software Engineer's Reference Book provides the fundamental principles and general approaches, contemporary information, and applications for developing the software of computer systems. The book is comprised of three main parts, an epilogue, and a comprehensive index. The first part covers the theory of computer science and relevant mathematics. Topics under this section include logic, set theory, Turing machines, theory of computation, and computational complexity. Part II is a discussion of software development methods, techniques and technology primarily based around a conventional view of the software life cycle. Topics discussed include methods such as CORE, SSADM, and SREM, and formal methods including VDM and Z. Attention is also given to other technical activities in the life cycle including testing and prototyping. The final part describes the techniques and standards which are relevant in producing particular classes of application. The text will be of great use to software engineers, software project managers, and students of computer science.
Author : Alan P. Parkes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781848001213
A Concise Introduction to Languages, Machines and Logic provides an accessible introduction to three key topics within computer science: formal languages, abstract machines and formal logic. Written in an easy-to-read, informal style, this textbook assumes only a basic knowledge of programming on the part of the reader. The approach is deliberately non-mathematical, and features: - Clear explanations of formal notation and jargon, - Extensive use of examples to illustrate algorithms and proofs, - Pictorial representations of key concepts, - Chapter opening overviews providing an introduction and guidance to each topic, - End-of-chapter exercises and solutions, - Offers an intuitive approach to the topics. This reader-friendly textbook has been written with undergraduates in mind and will be suitable for use on course covering formal languages, formal logic, computability and automata theory. It will also make an excellent supplementary text for courses on algorithm complexity and compilers.
Author : Gemma Bel-Enguix,M Dolores Jiménez-López,Carlos Martin-Vide
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783540782902
The theory of formal languages is widely accepted as the backbone of t- oretical computer science. It mainly originated from mathematics (com- natorics, algebra, mathematical logic) and generative linguistics. Later, new specializations emerged from areas ofeither computer science(concurrent and distributed systems, computer graphics, arti?cial life), biology (plant devel- ment, molecular genetics), linguistics (parsing, text searching), or mathem- ics (cryptography). All human problem solving capabilities can be considered, in a certain sense, as a manipulation of symbols and structures composed by symbols, which is actually the stem of formal language theory. Language – in its two basic forms, natural and arti?cial – is a particular case of a symbol system. This wide range of motivations and inspirations explains the diverse - plicability of formal language theory ? and all these together explain the very large number of monographs and collective volumes dealing with formal language theory. In 2004 Springer-Verlag published the volume Formal Languages and - plications, edited by C. Martín-Vide, V. Mitrana and G. P?un in the series Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing 148, which was aimed at serving as an overall course-aid and self-study material especially for PhD students in formal language theory and applications. Actually, the volume emerged in such a context: it contains the core information from many of the lectures - livered to the students of the International PhD School in Formal Languages and Applications organized since 2002 by the Research Group on Mathem- ical Linguistics from Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain.
Author : Mark Verus Lawson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781351175371
A First Course in Logic is an introduction to first-order logic suitable for first and second year mathematicians and computer scientists. There are three components to this course: propositional logic; Boolean algebras; and predicate/first-order, logic. Logic is the basis of proofs in mathematics — how do we know what we say is true? — and also of computer science — how do I know this program will do what I think it will? Surprisingly little mathematics is needed to learn and understand logic (this course doesn't involve any calculus). The real mathematical prerequisite is an ability to manipulate symbols: in other words, basic algebra. Anyone who can write programs should have this ability.