CS301

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Theory of Automata
Lecture 1
2 Today’s Topics

 Introductory class
 Course
 Conduct
3 Introduction

 Course Instructor Write a“good”

 Faryal Saud email to get
 Lecturer, Department of Computer Science immediate
response
 Email: Nasreen.akhtar@nu.edu.pk
 Office Visiting Hours: To be provided soon
4 Course Introduction

 Credit Hours: 3
 Online course content & coordination
 Course folder: Theory of Automata CS 2018-03 FSD
 Lectures
 Assignments/Quizzes
 Reading material
 Submission folder
5 Course Books

 Text Book
 Introduction to Computer Theory, by Daniel I. Cohen, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,
1991, Second Edition
 Reference Books
 Introduction to Languages and Theory of Computation, by J. C. Martin, McGraw
Hill Book Co., 1997, Second Edition
 Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages and Computation by John E.
Hopcroft, Rajeev Motvani, Jeffrey D. Ullman
6 Tentative Grading

Quizzes 10
Assignments 10
Mid 1 15
Mid 2 15
Class Participation 5
Final Exam 45
7 Honor Code

 Dishonesty will NOT be tolerated

 Will result in negative marks in the corresponding work
 All parties involved in any kind of cheating will be punished equally
8 General Guidelines

 Maintain class discipline:

 Avoid using mobile phones during the lecture
 Be regular & punctual in the class
 Class participation is encouraged
 Listen your course mates carefully when somebody ask a question
 Visit course tab on Slate regularly for updates
9 General Guidelines

 Confirm your scores as soon as they are updated, no changes will be

made later
 Semester system demands continuous effort
 Start working on projects/assignments right from the first day
 Come prepared in the class
 Read book(s)
 Remain attentive during the class. Ask questions
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