CSE2303

Formal methods I

(IT)

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures per week and one 1-hour tutorial and one 2-hour laboratory per fortnight + First semester + Clayton, Malaysia + Prerequisites: CSE1301 or CSC1011 and 12 points of approved first-year mathematics units (or equivalent) + Prohibitions: CSC2030

Synopsis: Introduction to formal languages and logic. Topics include regular expressions, finite automata, nondeterministic finite automata, Moore machines, Mealy machines, grammars, pushdown automata, Turing machines, propositional logic, predicate logic, and resolution.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 70% + Laboratory work: 30%