| CS 451 Spring 2007 > Syllabus |
| COURSE: | CS 451 Automata and Formal Languages. 3 credits. |
| Time & place: | 1–2 p.m. MWF, 309 Gruening. |
| Prerequisites: | CS 201 and MATH 307. Prerequisites will be enforced. |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Glenn G. Chappell, Computer Science. |
| Office: | 201B Chapman. |
| Office hours: | 2:15 M–F or by appointment (but feel free to stop by any time!). |
| Office phone: | [474-]5736. This is also voice mail. |
| E-mail: | ffggc@uaf.edu |
| TEXT: | Hopcroft, Motwani, and Ullman, Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation, 3rd ed., Addison-Wesley, 2007. |
| WEB PAGE: | http://www.cs.uaf.edu/2007/spring/cs451 |
CS 451 is about the theory behind computation. It deals with the question, “What is it possible for a computer to do?” We will be studying various models of computation and determining what each is capable of. Topics include introduction to proof, automata, finite automata, regular expressions, and regular languages, push-down automata, context-free grammars, and context-free languages, Turing machines and decidability, and intractable problems.
| Fri, Mar 9 | In-class midterm exam |
| Fri, Mar 23 | Last day to withdraw |
| Fri, Apr 27 | No class (UAF SpringFest) |
| Mon, May 7 | Last regular class meeting |
| Fri, May 11 | Final exam 1–3 p.m. in the classroom |
Class meetings will be conducted using a lecture-discussion format.
Readings & Homework — Readings from the text will be assigned frequently. Homework will be assigned roughly weekly, and will include both written work and some programming.
Quizzes — Short in-class quizzes will be given, unannounced. However, possible quiz topics will be announced in advanced.
Exams — Two exams will be given: midterm and final. The final will be comprehensive, emphasizing material covered after the midterm. See “Important Dates”.
Course grades will be based on points earned, using a 90-80-70-60 scale. The lowest two quiz scores and the lowest homework score will be dropped. Point totals will be as follows.
| Assignments and Quizzes (total) | 200 pts |
| Midterm Exam | 100 pts |
| Final Exam | 100 pts |
| TOTAL | 400 pts |
No make-up quizzes will be given.
Students are expected to be at every class meeting on time, and are responsible for all class content, whether present or not. If absence from class is necessary, in-class work (other than quizzes) and homework may be made up only if the instructor is notified as soon as possible; in particular, absences due to scheduled events must be arranged ahead of time.
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated, and will be dealt with according to UAF procedures.
Students in this class must pay the CS lab fee. Payment allows access to the Chapman 103 lab.
UAF academic policies: http://www.uaf.edu/catalog/current/academics
CS Department policies: http://www.cs.uaf.edu/cs/Policies.html
| CS 451 Spring 2007: Syllabus / Updated: 17 Jan 2007 / Glenn G. Chappell / ffggc@uaf.edu |
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