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Foundations of Computer Science

Summer 2017 > Computer Related > COMP.3040 > 011

Course No: COMP.3040-011; SIS Class Nbr: 1937; SIS Term: 2640
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

A survey of the mathematical foundations of Computer Science. Finite automata and regular languages. Stack Acceptors and Context-Free Languages. Turing Machines, recursive and recursively enumerable sets. Decidability. Complexity. This course involves no computer programming.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: COMP 1020 and MATH 3220 pre-re
  • Section Notes: P: COMP.1020 and MATH.3220;
  • Core Codes: STEM
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Jay McCarthy
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • M,W-Th | 10:30 AM-12:50 PM EST
  • 2017 Summer: May 15 to Jun 26
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1020
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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