COM1350 Automata Theory Spring 2002 Homework 1

Due Monday, April 8, 2002

These exercises are from or refer to Sipser, Michael, "Introduction to the Theory of Computation", PWS Publishing Company, Boston,

      1. (8 points)Exercise 0.1 parts a, d, e, and f on page 25 - Also, for each set give one element in the set and one element not in the set.
2. (12 points)Exercise 0.2 on page 26, all parts - Also, for each set give one element in the set and one element not in the set.

3. (5 points)

Give the formal description of the machine M2 in exercise 1.1 page 83.
4. (5 points)Exercise 1.3 page 84.
5. (70 points)Exercise 1.4 page 84, all parts.

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