Introduction to Computer Theory
by Daniel I. A. Cohen
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Author: Daniel I. A. CohenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1986-01-17
ISBN: 0471802719
Number of pages: 832
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: The most readable book on computation theory ever written
Summary: 5 Stars
I have taught a course in computation theory for computer science majors for almost two decades. Before the first time, I had never had any of the material in a course so I was required to learn the material on my own. This was the book that I used. For about a month, I set aside a block of time each day and went through the material section by section. When I had completed each section, I would work a few of the problems and would not move on until I understood what the answers should be.
The coverage is:
*) Deterministic and nondeterministic finite automata
*) Regular expressions
*) Context-free grammars and languages
*) Chomsky normal form
*) Pushdown automata
*) Turing machines
*) Post machines
*) The relationship between machines and computers
When it came time to teach the class for the first time, it all went very smoothly. This remains the most readable book for the self-study of computation theory that I have ever seen. Cohen has written a later, more concise edition and that is what I have been using as the text in my course.
Summary of Introduction to Computer Theory
An easy-to-comprehend text for required undergraduate courses in computer theory, this work thoroughly covers the three fundamental areas of computer theory--formal languages, automata theory, and Turing machines. It is an imaginative and pedagogically strong attempt to remove the unnecessary mathematical complications associated with the study of these subjects. The author substitutes graphic representation for symbolic proofs, allowing students with poor mathematical background to easily follow each step. Includes a large selection of well thought out problems at the end of each chapter.Computers & Internet Books
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