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CS451 Details of homework assignments HW1..HW6 and Quiz 1

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Contents

  • HW1 Definitions
  • HW2 Languages and Automata
  • HW3 Conversions
  • HW4 Conversions
  • Quiz 1
  • HW5 Pumping Lemma
  • HW6 Grammars and machines
  • Other Links
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    HW1 Definitions 25 points

      Just turn in two columns, column 1 has numbers 1 through 25, column 2
      has a letter indicating your choice of the definition that best matches.
      These can be found in the two handouts: "Automata Definitions" and
      "Formal Language Definitions".  
       1. symbol
       2. alphabet
       3. string
       4. formal language
       5. regular language
       6. regular expression
       7. (0+1)* (00+11)
       8. grammar
       9. L(G)
      10. L(M)
      11. CFL
      12. r.e.
      13. finite automata
      14. nondeterministic finite automata
      15. pushdown automata
      16. Turing machine
      17. universal Turing machine
      18. Mealy machine
      19. Moore machine
      20. NFA
      21. TM
      22. PDA
      23. M(G)
      24. M(L)
      25. CYK
    
      Definition
      a. abbreviation for recursively enumerable
      b. abbreviation for Nondeterministic Finite Automata
      c. abbreviation for Context Free Language
      d. abbreviation for Turing Machine
      e. abbreviation for Cocke-Younger-Kasami  algorithm
      f. a regular expression
      g. a machine defined by a language
      h. a machine defined by a grammar
      i. a Turing machine that simulates all other Turing machines
      j. a machine that outputs every time a state is entered
      k. a machine that outputs based on the input symbol and state
      l. a machine that uses a tape like a push down stack
      m. a language defined by a machine
      n. a language defined by a grammar
      o. a language representable by a finite automata
      p. a set of strings
      q. M = (Q, sigma, delta, q0, F)
      r. a finite automata with sets in its transition table
      s. an expression formed by concatenation, union and Kleene star
      t. finite set of symbols
      u. uninterpreted mark
      v. abbreviation for Push Down Automata
      w. a concatenation of symbols
      x. G = (V, T, P, S)
      y. a regular expression with all strings ending in 00 or 11
      z. no other answer applies
    
      submit cs451 hw1 your.file
      
    

    HW2 Languages and Automata 25 points

     
      Be neat. Show your work. Partial credit will be given.
    
      Remember: A set of strings is a Language.
      
      For each language below, design a Deterministic Finite Automata, DFA.
      a) Draw the state transition diagram.
      b) Write the state transition table.
      c) Write a regular expression.
    
      Languages:
      1) The set of strings over sigma={ 0, 1} ending in 00
      2) The set of strings over sigma={ 0, 1} that contain three consecutive
         ones.
      3) The set of strings over sigma={ a, b, c} that contains the empty string
         and strings that have a length that is a multiple of three
         with every block of three containing one a, one b and one c
         (implied, is in any order). Optional solution only abc order.
    
      Be reasonable: You do not have to use the absolute minimum number
      of states, but do not go overboard and use far more states than
      are necessary.  Regular expressions do not have to be minimized.
      It is probably best if you do not try minimizations as this can
      induce errors.
    
      submit cs451 hw2 your.file
      
    

    HW3 Convert NFA and NFA with epsilon to DFA 25 points

     Unless otherwise stated, the first state is the starting state.
     It is not necessary to remove unreachable states, yet, you may
     remove unreachable states.
    
     The constructive proof shows that every NFA can be converted to a DFA.
     Be neat. Show your work. Partial credit will be given.
              ==============
    
     1) Convert the NFA to an equivalent DFA  (Answer the "?")
                      |    0     |    1       F = { q2, q4 }
                  ----+----------+----------
                   q0 | {q0,q3}  | {q0,q1}
                   q1 | phi      | {q2}
                   q2 | {q2}     | {q2}
                   q3 | {q4}     | phi
                   q4 | {q4}     | {q4}
    
        M = (Q, sigma, delta, q0, F)
        Q = { ? }     You may simplify, you may use state names q00, q30, q01, q11
        F = { ? }                       or other names with 9 or more states
        q0 = ?                          optional to show phi as a state
        sigma = { ? }                   you may use  --->phi   --->phi
        delta = transition table ?                    0         1      no circle
    
    
     2) Convert NFA with epsilon moves to a DFA. (Answer the "?")
                   |   0  |   1  |   2  |  eps     F = { q2 }
              -----+------+------+------+-------
                q0 | {q0} | phi  | phi  | {q1}
                q1 | phi  | {q1} | phi  | {q2}
                q2 | phi  | phi  | {q2} | phi
    
        M = (Q, sigma, delta, q0, F)
        Q = { ? }
        F = { ? }
        q0 = ?
        sigma = { ? }
        delta = transition table ?
    
     Hints and actually partial solutions are in WEB Page link below
     or here  Selected Lecture Notes, Lecture 4 
    
      submit cs451 hw3 your.file
      
    

    HW4 Conversions 25 points

    You can draw small circles for diagrams, no state labels needed, but
    make it neat so it can be graded. Show your work.
    
          1) Convert a regular expression to a NFA-epsilon machine (diagram only)
               1(0+1)* 0
    
          2) Convert a regular expression to a NFA-epsilon machine (diagram only)
               (0+1)* + (a+b)*
    
    
          3) Convert machine given by delta transition table to a regular
             expression. You do not have to minimize, but it may help you.
    
    
          delta     | a  |  b
                ----+----+----   q1 is the starting state
                 q1 | q2 | q1    q2 is the final state
                 q2 | q2 | q1
    
          4) Convert machine given by delta transition table to a regular
             expression. You do not have to minimize, but it may help you.
    
    
          delta     |  a   |  b  |  c
                ----+------+-----+----   q1 is the starting state
                 q1 |  q1  | phi | q3    q2 and q3 are the final state
                 q2 | phi  |  q2 | q3
                 q3 |  q2  |  q1 | q3
    
      submit cs451 hw4 your.file
      
    

    Quiz 1 Information

      Open book, Open note. Multiple choice questions based on lectures,
      and homework. No cheating = no discussions with other students.
    
      Exam covers lectures: 3 - 10
      Exam covers homework: HW1-HW3
    
      Get exam cs451q1.doc  (Be in your linux.gl directory)
      cp /afs/umbc.edu/users/s/q/squire/pub/download/cs451q1.doc . # your directory
      Mark your answers in .doc file. Put X after a) b) c) ...
      On linux.gl  use  libreoffice cs451q1.doc
      On Windows use scp, winscp to copy file and use Microsoft Word.
      
      submit cs451 q1 cs451q1.doc 
    
      link, just to look at, do not use for quiz
       just look at quiz
      
    

    HW5 Pumping Lemma etc. 25 points

     
    
      State if the language is a regular set or not.
      Prove you answer by a reasonable simple statement.
    
                     2n+1
      1. { x | x is 0     and n>0 }
    
                     m  n  m+n
      2. { x | x is 0  1  2    and m>0 and n>0 }
    
                     n
      3. { x | x is 0  and n is a prime }
    
      4. { x | x does not have three consecutive zeros, over the alphabet {0,1} }
    
      5. { x | x has the same number of zeros and ones, over alphabet {0,1} }
    
                      R                               R
      6. { x | x = y y  , a Palindrome, y in (0+1)*, y  is y written reversed }
    
      7. What is the relationship between 1) the class of all regular sets and
         2) the least class of languages closed under union, intersection
         and complement containing all finite sets?
         a) equal
         b) first is a subset of second
         c) second is a subset of first
         d) non comparable
    
      8. Find the minimum-state DFA for the state diagram shown below.
         Hint:  Selected Lecture Notes, Lecture 12
    
      submit cs451 hw5 your.file
      
    

    HW6 Grammars and Machines 25 points

     
      For the machine shown below:
      1) M = (Q, Sigma, delta, q0, F)
         Q = ?
         Sigma = ?
         delta = ?
         q0 = ?
         F = ?
      
      2) L(M) = ? Use set notation  L = { x | x is ??? }
    
      3) give the grammar that has the same language as the machine shown below:
         (Other than S, use state names as grammar variables.)
         G = (V, T, P, S)
         V = ?
         T = ?
         P = ?
         S = ?
    
      4) use the longest string in L(M) and show that the grammar accepts it.
         (One way to do this is to write the string, then rewrite the string
          each time a production applies, with the variable replacing its
          pattern. The string is accepted if the result is the start variable) 
    
      submit cs451 hw6 yourfiles
      
    
      See  Selected Lecture Notes, Lecture 13
      Be neat. Show tables as tables. Show sets in { }
    

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