Foundations of Computer Science

Summer 2019 > Computer Related > COMP.3040 > 012

Course No: COMP.3040-012; SIS Class Nbr: 3276; SIS Term: 2840
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
  • Core Codes: STEM
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Krishnan Seetharaman
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • T,Th | 6:30 PM-9:20 PM EST
  • 2019 Summer: May 20 to Jul 01
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1020
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Friday Class Meetings for On Campus / Face-to-Face Courses

Unless otherwise noted above

  • Summer I Mon/Wed Evening Courses: Meet May 20-July 1 and include 3 FRIDAYS: May 24, June 7 and June 21 at the regularly scheduled hours.
  • Summer I Tues/Thurs Evening Courses: Meet May 21-July 1 include 2 FRIDAYS: May 31 and June 14 at the regularly scheduled hours.
  • Summer II Mon/Wed Evening Courses: Meet July 8 to Aug 15 include 2 FRIDAYS: July 12, July 26 at the regularly scheduled hours.
  • Summer II Tues/Thurs Evening Courses: Meet July 9 to Aug 15 include 2 FRIDAYS: July 19 and August 12 at the regularly scheduled hours.

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