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An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata, Linz, 6th Edition, 2017. (5th edition is also fine). |
JFLAP: An Interactive Formal Languages and | Automata Package, Rodger and Finley, 2006. ( free .pdf)
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In general you should read the text in order to be prepared to ask and answer questions in class. If you've looked at material before it's discussed in class you'll get much more out of the class discussion. This is especially true once class has been going for a while.
There will be reading quizes on Sakai due before each class
starting with the second class! They must be completed before class
starts, at 5:15pm. You can take them three times up until class time and we use the
highest score.
You must submit them before class starts or you won't be able to submit
them.
Exception: Due to drop/add, the first four quizzes
QZ01-QZ04 will all turn off on Jan. 20 at 5:15pm.
You get up to 3 tries on each quiz and we use your highest score. You
cannot makeup missed quizzes! We do drop some quiz points at the end of
the semester.
Tests must be your own work.
LATE POLICY on Assignments (homeworks and computing projects):
Assignments turned in up to 3 days late are 10% off
(Sunday does not count as a late day).
Assignments turned in by 1 week are 20% off. They must be turned
in within one week late. See Prof. Rodger immediately if you are
having difficulty with this.
Everyone gets three free 2-day extensions that can be used for either a
project or a homework. You must fill out the extension request form if you
want to take that extension. You cannot use them the last week of classes.
Classwork/participation | 5% |
Reading Quizes (Sakai) | 5% |
Programming projects | 15% |
Homeworks | 15% |
Tests (3) | 45% |
Final Exam | 15% |
Grading is done on an absolute, but adjustable scale. This means that there is no curve. Anyone earning 90% or more of the total number of points available will receive a grade in the A range (A+,A,A-), an earning 94% is an A; 80% = B, 70% = C, 60% = D. This scale may go down, but it will not go up.