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COMP2022: Models of Computation
2025 unit information
This unit provides an introduction to the foundations of computing. The main aims are to introduce and compare different models of computation based on state-machines, grammars and algebra, and logic.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Computer Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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INFO1110 or INFO1910 or INFO1113 or ENGG1810 |
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Corequisites:
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COMP2123 or COMP2823 |
| Prohibitions:
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COMP2922 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Discrete mathematics and probability (e.g. MATH1064 or equivalent) |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Design a model (regular expression, automaton, context free grammar, Turing machine) for a specified language.
- LO2. Express in English the language of a given model (regular expression, automaton, context free grammar, Turing machine)
- LO3. Convert among equivalently powerful notations for a language, including among DFAs, NFAs, and regular expressions.
- LO4. Determine a language’s place in the Chomsky hierarchy (e.g., regular, context-free, Turing recognisable)
- LO5. Define the classes P and NP.
- LO6. Provide examples of uncomputable functions.
- LO7. Convert logical statements from informal language to propositional and predicate logic expressions.
- LO8. Apply formal methods of symbolic propositional and predicate logic, such as calculating validity of formulae and computing normal forms.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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