Formal Language And Automata Theory (CS21204)
Spring 2024
Instructors and Venue
(section-1, even Roll Nos) Prof. Animesh Mukherjee, NC142
(section-2, odd Roll Nos) Prof. Soumyajit Dey, NC244
Teaching Assistants
Sunandan Adhikary, Suman Maity, Arkaprava Sain, Siddharth Jaiswal, Naquee Rizwan
Class Timing
MON(12:00-12:55) , TUE(10:00-10:55) , TUE(11:00-11:55) , THURS(08:00-08:55)
Announcements
Lect1: 2nd Jan 2024
Problem solving by instructors: here, here
Marking Scheme
Endsem 50%, Midsem 30%, Class Tests 20%
References
1. Automata and Computability by Dexter C. Kozen (Primary Text)
2. Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation by John E. Hopcroft and Jeffrey D. Ullman (old book)
3. An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata by Peter Linz
4. Elements of the Theory of Computation by Harry R. Lewis and Christos H. Papadimitriou
5. Introduction to Languages and The Theory of Computation by John Martin
6. Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser
If you are absent for two consecutive classes, turn up with documented reasons in the next class. Attendance below institute guidelines
shall lead to deregistration - Yes, we are following this strictly