Lecture Notes Theory of Computation
This lecture
note from S R Engineering College offers a detailed introduction to key concepts
in the Theory of Computation. It begins with Properties of Binary
Operations, exploring fundamental mathematical operations and their
essential properties like associativity and commutativity. The section on
Concatenation Properties covers how strings can be joined and
the characteristics of such operations, including associativity and the identity
element. Finite Automata are thoroughly discussed, explaining
both deterministic and nondeterministic (NFA) models, and their role in
recognizing regular languages. The notes also cover Formal Languages,
categorizing them into regular, context-free, context-sensitive, and recursively
enumerable types based on complexity. Finally, the Pumping Lemma
is introduced as a critical tool for proving the non-regularity and
non-context-freeness of languages by demonstrating how strings in these
languages can be decomposed and manipulated.
Author(s): S R Engineering College
155 Pages