CSC-350 Formal Languages and Automata

An introduction to the theoretical foundations of computing, including the theory of formal languages, decidability, recursion, and complexity. Topics may include finite-state automata, regular languages, context-free grammars, decidability and halting, Turing machines, and the complexity hierarchy of algorithms. Prerequisites: CSC-160 and MAT-252. The prerequisite courses must be passed with minimum grades of C.

Credits

3 credits