Models Of Computation And Formal Languages

Author : R. Gregory Taylor,Ralph Gregory Taylor
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Computers
ISBN : 019510983X

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Models of Computation and Formal Languages by R. Gregory Taylor,Ralph Gregory Taylor Pdf

Models of Computation and Formal Languages presents a comprehensive and rigorous treatment of the theory of computability. The text takes a novel approach focusing on computational models and is the first book of its kind to feature companion software. Deus Ex Machina, developed by Nicolae Savoiu, comprises software simulations of the various computational models considered and incorporates numerous examples in a user-friendly format. Part I of the text introduces several universal models including Turing machines, Markov algorithms, and register machines. Complexity theory is integrated gradually, starting in Chapter 1. The vector machine model of parallel computation is covered thoroughly both in text and software. Part II develops the Chomsky hierarchy of formal languages and provides both a grammar-theoretic and an automata-theoretic characterization of each language family. Applications to programming languages round out an in-depth theoretical discussion, making this an ideal text for students approaching this subject for the first time. Ancillary sections of several chapters relate classical computability theory to the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and theoretical linguistics. Ideal for Theory of Computability and Theory of Algorithms courses at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level, Models of Computation and Formal Languages is one of the only texts that... - - Features accompanying software available on the World Wide Web at http: //home.manhattan.edu/ gregory.taylor/thcomp/ Adopts an integrated approach to complexity theory - Offers a solutions manual containing full solutions to several hundred exercises. Most of these solutions are available to students on the World Wide Web at http: //home.manhattan.edu/ gregory.taylor/thcomp - Features examples relating the theory of computation to the probable programming experience of an undergraduate computer science major

Author : Alexander Meduna
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781466513457

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Formal Languages and Computation by Alexander Meduna Pdf

Formal Languages and Computation: Models and Their Applications gives a clear, comprehensive introduction to formal language theory and its applications in computer science. It covers all rudimental topics concerning formal languages and their models, especially grammars and automata, and sketches the basic ideas underlying the theory of computation, including computability, decidability, and computational complexity. Emphasizing the relationship between theory and application, the book describes many real-world applications, including computer science engineering techniques for language processing and their implementation. Covers the theory of formal languages and their models, including all essential concepts and properties Explains how language models underlie language processors Pays a special attention to programming language analyzers, such as scanners and parsers, based on four language models—regular expressions, finite automata, context-free grammars, and pushdown automata Discusses the mathematical notion of a Turing machine as a universally accepted formalization of the intuitive notion of a procedure Reviews the general theory of computation, particularly computability and decidability Considers problem-deciding algorithms in terms of their computational complexity measured according to time and space requirements Points out that some problems are decidable in principle, but they are, in fact, intractable problems for absurdly high computational requirements of the algorithms that decide them In short, this book represents a theoretically oriented treatment of formal languages and their models with a focus on their applications. It introduces all formalisms concerning them with enough rigors to make all results quite clear and valid. Every complicated mathematical passage is preceded by its intuitive explanation so that even the most complex parts of the book are easy to grasp. After studying this book, both student and professional should be able to understand the fundamental theory of formal languages and computation, write language processors, and confidently follow most advanced books on the subject.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1586924389

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Models of Computation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roberto Bruni,Ugo Montanari
Publisher : Springer
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319429007

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Models of Computation by Roberto Bruni,Ugo Montanari Pdf

This book presents in their basic form the most important models of computation, their basic programming paradigms, and their mathematical descriptions, both concrete and abstract. Each model is accompanied by relevant formal techniques for reasoning on it and for proving some properties. After preliminary chapters that introduce the notions of structure and meaning, semantic methods, inference rules, and logic programming, the authors arrange their chapters into parts on IMP, a simple imperative language; HOFL, a higher-order functional language; concurrent, nondeterministic and interactive models; and probabilistic/stochastic models. The authors have class-tested the book content over many years, and it will be valuable for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of theoretical computer science and distributed systems, and for researchers in this domain. Each chapter of the book concludes with a list of exercises addressing the key techniques introduced, solutions to selected exercises are offered at the end of the book.

Author : Arthur Charles Fleck
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9810245009

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Formal Models of Computation by Arthur Charles Fleck Pdf

This book provides new presentations of standard computational models that help avoid pitfalls of the conventional description methods. It also includes novel approaches to some of the topics that students normally find the most challenging. The presentations have evolved in response to student feedback over many years of teaching and have been well received by students.The book covers the topics suggested in the ACM curriculum guidelines for the course on ?Theory of Computation?, and in the course on ?Foundations of Computing? in the model liberal arts curriculum. These are standard courses for upper level computer science majors and beginning graduate students.The material in this area of computing is intellectually deep, and students invariably find it challenging to master. This book blends the three key ingredients for successful mastery. The first is its focus on the mingling of intuition and rigor that is required to fully understand the area. This is accomplished not only in the discussion and in examples, but also especially in the proofs. Second, a number of practical applications are presented to illustrate the capacity of the theoretical techniques to contribute insights in a variety of areas; such presentations greatly increase the reader's motivation to grasp the theoretical material. The student's active participation is the third and final major element in the learning process, and to this end an extensive collection of problems of widely differing difficulty is incorporated.

Author : Song Y. Yan
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9810234228

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An Introduction to Formal Languages and Machine Computation by Song Y. Yan Pdf

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.

Author : S.P.Eugene Xavier
Publisher : New Age International
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Computational complexity
ISBN : 9788122416558

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Theory Of Automata, Formal Languages And Computation (As Per Uptu Syllabus) by S.P.Eugene Xavier Pdf

This Book Is Aimed At Providing An Introduction To The Basic Models Of Computability To The Undergraduate Students. This Book Is Devoted To Finite Automata And Their Properties. Pushdown Automata Provides A Class Of Models And Enables The Analysis Of Context-Free Languages. Turing Machines Have Been Introduced And The Book Discusses Computability And Decidability. A Number Of Problems With Solutions Have Been Provided For Each Chapter. A Lot Of Exercises Have Been Given With Hints/Answers To Most Of These Tutorial Problems.

Author : Dana Richards,Henry Hamburger
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789811260681

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Logic And Language Models For Computer Science (Fourth Edition) by Dana Richards,Henry Hamburger Pdf

This unique compendium highlights the theory of computation, particularly logic and automata theory. Special emphasis is on computer science applications including loop invariants, program correctness, logic programming and algorithmic proof techniques.This innovative volume differs from standard textbooks, by building on concepts in a different order, using fewer theorems with simpler proofs. It has added many new examples, problems and answers. It can be used as an undergraduate text at most universities.

Author : Kamala Krithivasan
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Computable functions
ISBN : 8131723569

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Introduction to Formal Languages, Automata Theory and Computation by Kamala Krithivasan Pdf

Introduction to Formal Languages, Automata Theory and Computation presents the theoretical concepts in a concise and clear manner, with an in-depth coverage of formal grammar and basic automata types. The book also examines the underlying theory and principles of computation and is highly suitable to the undergraduate courses in computer science and information technology. An overview of the recent trends in the field and applications are introduced at the appropriate places to stimulate the interest of active learners.

Author : John C. Martin
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Computable functions
ISBN : UOM:39015055816667

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Introduction to Languages and the Theory of Computation by John C. Martin Pdf

Introduction to Languages and the Theory of Computationis an introduction to the theory of computation that emphasizes formal languages, automata and abstract models of computation, and computability; it also includes an introduction to computational complexity and NP-completeness. Through the study of these topics, students encounter profound computational questions and are introduced to topics that will have an ongoing impact in computer science. Once students have seen some of the many diverse technologies contributing to computer science, they can also begin to appreciate the field as a coherent discipline. A distinctive feature of this text is its gentle and gradual introduction of the necessary mathematical tools in the context in which they are used. Martin takes advantage of the clarity and precision of mathematical language but also provides discussion and examples that make the language intelligible to those just learning to read and speak it. The material is designed to be accessible to students who do not have a strong background in discrete mathematics, but it is also appropriate for students who have had some exposure to discrete math but whose skills in this area need to be consolidated and sharpened.

Author : Michael Sipser
Publisher : Thomson/Course Technology
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Computational complexity
ISBN : 0619217642

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Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser Pdf

"Intended as an upper-level undergraduate or introductory graduate text in computer science theory," this book lucidly covers the key concepts and theorems of the theory of computation. The presentation is remarkably clear; for example, the "proof idea," which offers the reader an intuitive feel for how the proof was constructed, accompanies many of the theorems and a proof. Introduction to the Theory of Computation covers the usual topics for this type of text plus it features a solid section on complexity theory--including an entire chapter on space complexity. The final chapter introduces more advanced topics, such as the discussion of complexity classes associated with probabilistic algorithms.

Author : Maribel Fernandez
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781848824348

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Models of Computation by Maribel Fernandez Pdf

A Concise Introduction to Computation Models and Computability Theory provides an introduction to the essential concepts in computability, using several models of computation, from the standard Turing Machines and Recursive Functions, to the modern computation models inspired by quantum physics. An in-depth analysis of the basic concepts underlying each model of computation is provided. Divided into two parts, the first highlights the traditional computation models used in the first studies on computability: - Automata and Turing Machines; - Recursive functions and the Lambda-Calculus; - Logic-based computation models. and the second part covers object-oriented and interaction-based models. There is also a chapter on concurrency, and a final chapter on emergent computation models inspired by quantum mechanics. At the end of each chapter there is a discussion on the use of computation models in the design of programming languages.

Author : Robert W. Floyd,Richard Beigel
Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Computable functions.
ISBN : 0716782669

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The Language of Machines by Robert W. Floyd,Richard Beigel Pdf

An up-to-date, authoritative text for courses in theory of computability and languages. The authors redefine the building blocks of automata theory by offering a single unified model encompassing all traditional types of computing machines and real world electronic computers. This reformulation of computablity and formal language theory provides a framework for building a body of knowledge. A solutions manual and an instructor's software disk are also available.

Author : Alexander Meduna,Ondřej Soukup
Publisher : Springer
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319631004

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Modern Language Models and Computation by Alexander Meduna,Ondřej Soukup Pdf

This textbook gives a systematized and compact summary, providing the most essential types of modern models for languages and computation together with their properties and applications. Most of these models properly reflect and formalize current computational methods, based on parallelism, distribution and cooperation covered in this book. As a result, it allows the user to develop, study, and improve these methods very effectively. This textbook also represents the first systematic treatment of modern language models for computation. It covers all essential theoretical topics concerning them. From a practical viewpoint, it describes various concepts, methods, algorithms, techniques, and software units based upon these models. Based upon them, it describes several applications in biology, linguistics, and computer science. Advanced-level students studying computer science, mathematics, linguistics and biology will find this textbook a valuable resource. Theoreticians, practitioners and researchers working in today’s theory of computation and its applications will also find this book essential as a reference.

Author : Song Y Yan
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998-06-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814500838

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An Introduction to Formal Languages and Machine Computation by Song Y Yan Pdf

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