Theory of Computation

The book contains: Introduction to Automata: The Methods Introduction to Finite Automata, Structural Representations, Automata and Complexity. Proving Equivalences about Sets, The Contrapositive, Proof by Contradiction, Inductive Proofs: General Concepts of Automata Theory: Alphabets Strings, Languages, Applications of Automata Theory. Finite Automata: The Ground Rules, The Protocol, Deterministic Finite Automata: Definition of a Deterministic Finite Automata, How a DFA Processes Strings, Simpler Notations for DFA's, Extending the Transition Function to Strings, The Language of a DFA Nondeterministic Finite Automata: An Informal View. The Extended Transition Function, The Languages of an NFA, Equivalence of Deterministic and Non-deterministic Finite Automata. Finite Automata With Epsilon-Transitions: Uses of -Transitions, The Formal Notation for an -NFA, Epsilon-Closures, Extended Transitions and Languages for -NFA's, Eliminating -Transitions.