Automata and computability : programmer's perspective / Ganesh Lalitha Gopalakrishnan.

"This class-tested textbook provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the theory of automata and computation. The author uses illustrations, engaging examples, and historical remarks to make the material interesting and relevant for students. It incorporates modern/handy ideas, su...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
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Summary:"This class-tested textbook provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the theory of automata and computation. The author uses illustrations, engaging examples, and historical remarks to make the material interesting and relevant for students. It incorporates modern/handy ideas, such as derivative-based parsing and a Lambda reducer showing the universality of Lambda calculus. The book also shows how to sculpt automata by making the regular language conversion pipeline available through a simple command interface. A Jupyter notebook will accompany the book to feature code, YouTube videos, and other supplements to assist instructors and students"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 328 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781351374286
1351374281
9781315148175
131514817X
9781351374293
135137429X
9781351374279
1351374273
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 20, 2019)
Biographical or Historical Data:Ganesh Gopalakrishnan is a professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Utah.