Turning automata theory into a hands-on course
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Rodger, SH; Bressler, B; Finley, T; Reading, S
Published in: Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
March 3, 2006
We present a hands-on approach to problem solving in the formal languages and automata theory course. Using the tool JFLAP, students can solve a wide range of problems that are tedious to solve using pencil and paper. In combination with the more traditional theory problems, students study a wider-range of problems on a topic. Thus, students explore the formal languages and automata concepts computationally and visually with JFLAP, and theoretically without JFLAP. In addition, we present a new feature in JFLAP, Turing machine building blocks. One can now build complex Turing machines by using other Turing machines as components or building blocks. Copyright 2006 ACM.
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Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
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March 3, 2006
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Rodger, S. H., Bressler, B., Finley, T., & Reading, S. (2006). Turning automata theory into a hands-on course. Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 379–383. https://doi.org/10.1145/1121341.1121459
Rodger, S. H., B. Bressler, T. Finley, and S. Reading. “Turning automata theory into a hands-on course.” Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, March 3, 2006, 379–83. https://doi.org/10.1145/1121341.1121459.
Rodger SH, Bressler B, Finley T, Reading S. Turning automata theory into a hands-on course. Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. 2006 Mar 3;379–83.
Rodger, S. H., et al. “Turning automata theory into a hands-on course.” Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Mar. 2006, pp. 379–83. Scopus, doi:10.1145/1121341.1121459.
Rodger SH, Bressler B, Finley T, Reading S. Turning automata theory into a hands-on course. Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. 2006 Mar 3;379–383.
Published In
Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
DOI
Publication Date
March 3, 2006
Start / End Page
379 / 383