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Foundations of Computing (2010/2011)
Teaching code
4S00005
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Foundations of Computing of the course Bachelor in Computer Science (until 2008-2009 academic year)
- Foundations of Computing of the course Bachelor's degree in Multimedia Information Technology (until 2008-2009)
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
INF/01 - INFORMATICS
Period
I semestre dal Oct 4, 2010 al Jan 31, 2011.
Learning outcomes
The course covers standard principles and methods in theoretical computer science, notably in automata theory and computability. The course is structured in two parts: in the first part we cover automata, regular languages, context-free grammars, normal forms and formal Chomsky's language hierarchy. In the second part we cover the notion of computable function, decidability and issues in the mathematical or recursion.
The course requires the standard courses on Programming, Algorithms, Discrete mathematics and logic.
Program
Automata and formal languages (20h): Formal languages and grammars, finite state automata, regular languages, context-free languages, normal forms, Push-down automata, Chomsky classification of formal languages. Computability (25h): intuitive notion of algorithm, Turing analysis of computable functions, Turing machines and WHILE-programs, Church thesis, Goedelization, universality, Theorem s-m-n, unsolvable problems and halting problem, metaprogramming, recursive and recursive enumerable sets, Recursion theorems, Rice Theorem, reducibility, complete, creative and productive sets.
Examination Methods
Written exam
