| Week | Date | Topic/Read Before Class | Assignment |
| 1 | M, 08/29 | Course information, go over the syllabus
Section 1.1 Set Theory |
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| W, 08/31 | Section 1.1 Set Theory (cont'd)
Methods of defining infinite sets Section 1.6 Recursive definitions |
Homework 1 (pdf) | |
| Th, 09/01 | Make-up Thursday class due to conference cancellations
time: 6:05pm-6:55pm location: Fisher 328 Section 1.6 Recursive definitions (cont'd) Section 1.1 Set Theory (cont'd) Set operations, set relations, the empty set |
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| F, 09/02 | Section 1.6 Recursive definitions (cont'd)
Section 1.7 Mathematical Induction |
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| 2 | M, 09/05 | No class: Labor Day | |
| W, 09/07 | Review Homework 1
Section 1.7 Mathematical Induction (cont'd) Section 2.1 Strings and Languages Alphabet (Σ), string, language Definition of Σ* |
Homework 2 (pdf) | |
| Th, 09/08 | Make-up Thursday class due to conference cancellations
time: 6:05pm-6:55pm location: Fisher 328 Section 2.1 Strings and Languages Concatenation of strings Reversal of strings Section 2.2 Finite Specification of Languages Recursive definition examples |
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| F, 09/09 | No class -- K-day recess | ||
| 3 | M, 09/12 |
Section 2.2 Finite Specification of Languages (cont'd)
Recursive definition examples Concatenation of languages The Kleene star of a set |
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| W, 09/14 |
Review Homework 2
Section 2.3 Regular sets and expressions Definition of regular sets Regular set examples |
Homework 3 (pdf) | |
| Th, 09/15 | Make-up Thursday class due to conference cancellations
time: 6:05pm-6:55pm location: Fisher 329 Section 2.3 Regular sets and expressions (cont'd) Definition of regular expressions Regular expression examples |
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| F, 09/16 |
Section 2.3 Regular sets and expressions (cont'd)
Regular expression examples How to write regular expressions |
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| 4 | M, 09/19 |
Section 2.3 Regular sets and expressions (cont'd)
Regular expression examples Chapter 5: Finite Automata Section 5.2 Deterministic Finite Automata |
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| W, 09/21 |
Homework 3 review
Sample exam review | Homework 4 (pdf) | |
| Th, 09/22 | Exam 1
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30 pm Location: Fisher 325 |
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| F, 09/23 |
Chapter 5: Finite Automata
Section 5.3 State Diagrams and Examples |
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| 5 | M, 09/26 |
Chapter 5: Finite Automata
Section 5.3 State Diagrams and Examples |
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| T, 09/27 | (Reminder: Michigan Tech Fall Career Fair is on September 27th this year) | ||
| W, 09/28 |
Chapter 5: Finite Automata
Creating a machine for L(M) Creating a machine for L(M1) ∩ L(M2) |
Homework 5 (pdf) | |
| F, 09/30 |
Chapter 5: Finite Automata
Creating a machine for L(M1) ∩ L(M2) (cont'd) Configuration of a DFA Section 5.4 Nondeterministic Finite Automata Section 5.5 λ-transitions |
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| 6 | M, 10/03 |
Chapter 5: Finite Automata
NFA-λ transformations Have a single accepting state with no outgoing transitions Make the start state have no incoming transitions Converting regular expressions into NFA-λs Theorem 5.5.3 NFA-λs that accept L(M1) ∪ L(M2), L(M1) L(M2), and L(M1)* |
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| W, 10/05 |
Review homework 5
Chapter 5: Finite Automata Section 5.6 Removing nondeterminism (Converting NFAs and NFA-λs into DFAs) |
Homework 6 (pdf) | |
| F, 10/07 |
Chapter 5: Finite Automata
Section 5.7 DFA minimization |
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| 7 | M, 10/10 | The "Big Picture"
The language hierarchy Chapter 3 Context-Free Grammars Section 3.1 Context-free grammars and languages |
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| W, 10/12 |
Review homework 6
Chapter 3 Context-Free Grammars Section 3.1 Context-free grammars and languages Section 3.2 Examples of grammars and languages |
Homework 7 (pdf)
Halloween bonus (pdf) |
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| F, 10/14 |
Chapter 3 Context-Free Grammars
Section 3.2 Examples of grammars and languages derivation tree, sentence, sentential form |
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| 8 | M, 10/17 | ||
| W, 10/19 | No class -- Conference travel | ||
| F, 10/21 | No class -- Conference travel | ||
| 9 | M, 10/24 | ||
| W, 10/26 | Homework 8 (pdf) | ||
| Th, 10/27 | Exam 2
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30 pm Location: Fisher 325 |
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| 10 | M, 10/31 | Halloween bonus (pdf) | |
| W, 11/02 | Homework 9 (pdf) | ||
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| 11 | M, 11/07 | ||
| W, 11/09 | Homework 10 (pdf) | ||
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| 12 | M, 11/14 | ||
| W, 11/16 | Homework 11 (pdf) | ||
| Th, 11/17 | Exam 3
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30 pm Location: Fisher 325 |
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| F, 11/18 | No class -- evening exam 3 | ||
| Break | M, 11/21 | Thanksgiving recess | |
| W, 11/23 | Thanksgiving recess | ||
| F, 11/25 | Thanksgiving recess | ||
| 13 | M, 11/28 | ||
| W, 11/30 | Homework 12 (pdf) | ||
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| 14 | M, 12/05 | ||
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| Finals | W, 12/14 | Final Exam
Time: 12:45pm - 2:45pm Location: Fisher 328 |