Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

12334 (v.4) Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science 352


Area:

Department of Computing

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

1922 (v.7) Software Technology 152 or any previous version
AND
12333 (v.5) Design and Analysis of Algorithms 251 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Automata theory - deterministic and non-deterministic automata and conversions. Grammars - context free grammars, languages for grammars and Parse trees. Turing machines and abstractions of RAM. Decidability, reducibility Pand PN classes. Time and sparecomplexity. NP completeness.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

020105 Computational Theory

Funding Cluster:

06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2007 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

 
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