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COSC 440 - Theory of Computation

Credit Hours: 4
Frequency of Offering: Offered in alternate years, usually in the fall semester

This course examines the mathematical models underlying computer science. Topics include finite automata, regular languages and regular grammars, context-free languages, simplification of context-free grammars and normal forms, push-down automata, Turing machines, limits of algorithmic computation and NP-completeness.

Prerequisite(s): COSC 201 ; and MATH 200  or MATH 281 .


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