Author: Jan von Plato
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400885035
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The information age owes its existence to a little-known but crucial development, the theoretical study of logic and the foundations of mathematics. The Great Formal Machinery Works draws on original sources and rare archival materials to trace the history of the theories of deduction and computation that laid the logical foundations for the digital revolution. Jan von Plato examines the contributions of figures such as Aristotle; the nineteenth-century German polymath Hermann Grassmann; George Boole, whose Boolean logic would prove essential to programming languages and computing; Ernst Schröder, best known for his work on algebraic logic; and Giuseppe Peano, cofounder of mathematical logic. Von Plato shows how the idea of a formal proof in mathematics emerged gradually in the second half of the nineteenth century, hand in hand with the notion of a formal process of computation. A turning point was reached by 1930, when Kurt Gödel conceived his celebrated incompleteness theorems. They were an enormous boost to the study of formal languages and computability, which were brought to perfection by the end of the 1930s with precise theories of formal languages and formal deduction and parallel theories of algorithmic computability. Von Plato describes how the first theoretical ideas of a computer soon emerged in the work of Alan Turing in 1936 and John von Neumann some years later. Shedding new light on this crucial chapter in the history of science, The Great Formal Machinery Works is essential reading for students and researchers in logic, mathematics, and computer science.
The Great Formal Machinery Works
Author: Jan von Plato
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400885035
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The information age owes its existence to a little-known but crucial development, the theoretical study of logic and the foundations of mathematics. The Great Formal Machinery Works draws on original sources and rare archival materials to trace the history of the theories of deduction and computation that laid the logical foundations for the digital revolution. Jan von Plato examines the contributions of figures such as Aristotle; the nineteenth-century German polymath Hermann Grassmann; George Boole, whose Boolean logic would prove essential to programming languages and computing; Ernst Schröder, best known for his work on algebraic logic; and Giuseppe Peano, cofounder of mathematical logic. Von Plato shows how the idea of a formal proof in mathematics emerged gradually in the second half of the nineteenth century, hand in hand with the notion of a formal process of computation. A turning point was reached by 1930, when Kurt Gödel conceived his celebrated incompleteness theorems. They were an enormous boost to the study of formal languages and computability, which were brought to perfection by the end of the 1930s with precise theories of formal languages and formal deduction and parallel theories of algorithmic computability. Von Plato describes how the first theoretical ideas of a computer soon emerged in the work of Alan Turing in 1936 and John von Neumann some years later. Shedding new light on this crucial chapter in the history of science, The Great Formal Machinery Works is essential reading for students and researchers in logic, mathematics, and computer science.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400885035
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The information age owes its existence to a little-known but crucial development, the theoretical study of logic and the foundations of mathematics. The Great Formal Machinery Works draws on original sources and rare archival materials to trace the history of the theories of deduction and computation that laid the logical foundations for the digital revolution. Jan von Plato examines the contributions of figures such as Aristotle; the nineteenth-century German polymath Hermann Grassmann; George Boole, whose Boolean logic would prove essential to programming languages and computing; Ernst Schröder, best known for his work on algebraic logic; and Giuseppe Peano, cofounder of mathematical logic. Von Plato shows how the idea of a formal proof in mathematics emerged gradually in the second half of the nineteenth century, hand in hand with the notion of a formal process of computation. A turning point was reached by 1930, when Kurt Gödel conceived his celebrated incompleteness theorems. They were an enormous boost to the study of formal languages and computability, which were brought to perfection by the end of the 1930s with precise theories of formal languages and formal deduction and parallel theories of algorithmic computability. Von Plato describes how the first theoretical ideas of a computer soon emerged in the work of Alan Turing in 1936 and John von Neumann some years later. Shedding new light on this crucial chapter in the history of science, The Great Formal Machinery Works is essential reading for students and researchers in logic, mathematics, and computer science.
An Introduction To Formal Languages And Machine Computation
Author: Song Y Yan
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814500836
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
This book provides a concise and modern introduction to Formal Languages and Machine Computation, a group of disparate topics in the theory of computation, which includes formal languages, automata theory, turing machines, computability, complexity, number-theoretic computation, public-key cryptography, and some new models of computation, such as quantum and biological computation. As the theory of computation is a subject based on mathematics, a thorough introduction to a number of relevant mathematical topics, including mathematical logic, set theory, graph theory, modern abstract algebra, and particularly number theory, is given in the first chapter of the book. The book can be used either as a textbook for an undergraduate course, for a first-year graduate course, or as a basic reference in the field.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814500836
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
This book provides a concise and modern introduction to Formal Languages and Machine Computation, a group of disparate topics in the theory of computation, which includes formal languages, automata theory, turing machines, computability, complexity, number-theoretic computation, public-key cryptography, and some new models of computation, such as quantum and biological computation. As the theory of computation is a subject based on mathematics, a thorough introduction to a number of relevant mathematical topics, including mathematical logic, set theory, graph theory, modern abstract algebra, and particularly number theory, is given in the first chapter of the book. The book can be used either as a textbook for an undergraduate course, for a first-year graduate course, or as a basic reference in the field.
An Introduction to Formal Languages and Machine Computation
Author: Song Y. Yan
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789810234225
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This book provides a concise and modern introduction to Formal Languages and Machine Computation, a group of disparate topics in the theory of computation, which includes formal languages, automata theory, turing machines, computability, complexity, number-theoretic computation, public-key cryptography, and some new models of computation, such as quantum and biological computation. As the theory of computation is a subject based on mathematics, a thorough introduction to a number of relevant mathematical topics, including mathematical logic, set theory, graph theory, modern abstract algebra, and particularly number theory, is given in the first chapter of the book. The book can be used either as a textbook for an undergraduate course, for a first-year graduate course, or as a basic reference in the field.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789810234225
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This book provides a concise and modern introduction to Formal Languages and Machine Computation, a group of disparate topics in the theory of computation, which includes formal languages, automata theory, turing machines, computability, complexity, number-theoretic computation, public-key cryptography, and some new models of computation, such as quantum and biological computation. As the theory of computation is a subject based on mathematics, a thorough introduction to a number of relevant mathematical topics, including mathematical logic, set theory, graph theory, modern abstract algebra, and particularly number theory, is given in the first chapter of the book. The book can be used either as a textbook for an undergraduate course, for a first-year graduate course, or as a basic reference in the field.
The Deportation Machine
Author: Adam Goodman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691204209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"By most accounts, the United States has deported around five million people since 1882-but this includes only what the federal government calls "formal deportations." "Voluntary departures," where undocumented immigrants who have been detained agree to leave within a specified time period, and "self-deportations," where undocumented immigrants leave because legal structures in the United States have made their lives too difficult and frightening, together constitute 90% of the undocumented immigrants who have been expelled by the federal government. This brings the number of deportees to fifty-six million. These forms of deportation rely on threats and coercion created at the federal, state, and local levels, using large-scale publicity campaigns, the fear of immigration raids, and detentions to cost-effectively push people out of the country. Here, Adam Goodman traces a comprehensive history of American deportation policies from 1882 to the present and near future. He shows that ome of the country's largest deportation operations expelled hundreds of thousands of people almost exclusively through the use of voluntary departures and through carefully-planned fear campaigns that terrified undocumented immigrants through newspaper, radio, and television publicity. These deportation efforts have disproportionately targeted Mexican immigrants, who make up half of non-citizens but 90% of deportees. Goodman examines the political economy of these deportation operations, arguing that they run on private transportation companies, corrupt public-private relations, and the creation of fear-based internal borders for long-term undocumented residents. He grounds his conclusions in over four years of research in English- and Spanish-language archives and twenty-five oral histories conducted with both immigration officials and immigrants-revealing for the first time the true magnitude and deep historical roots of anti-immigrant policy in the United Statesws that s
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691204209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"By most accounts, the United States has deported around five million people since 1882-but this includes only what the federal government calls "formal deportations." "Voluntary departures," where undocumented immigrants who have been detained agree to leave within a specified time period, and "self-deportations," where undocumented immigrants leave because legal structures in the United States have made their lives too difficult and frightening, together constitute 90% of the undocumented immigrants who have been expelled by the federal government. This brings the number of deportees to fifty-six million. These forms of deportation rely on threats and coercion created at the federal, state, and local levels, using large-scale publicity campaigns, the fear of immigration raids, and detentions to cost-effectively push people out of the country. Here, Adam Goodman traces a comprehensive history of American deportation policies from 1882 to the present and near future. He shows that ome of the country's largest deportation operations expelled hundreds of thousands of people almost exclusively through the use of voluntary departures and through carefully-planned fear campaigns that terrified undocumented immigrants through newspaper, radio, and television publicity. These deportation efforts have disproportionately targeted Mexican immigrants, who make up half of non-citizens but 90% of deportees. Goodman examines the political economy of these deportation operations, arguing that they run on private transportation companies, corrupt public-private relations, and the creation of fear-based internal borders for long-term undocumented residents. He grounds his conclusions in over four years of research in English- and Spanish-language archives and twenty-five oral histories conducted with both immigration officials and immigrants-revealing for the first time the true magnitude and deep historical roots of anti-immigrant policy in the United Statesws that s
Automata Theory and Formal Languages
Author: Alberto Pettorossi
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031119657
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Knowledge of automata theory and formal languages is crucial for understanding human-computer interaction, as well as for understanding the various processes that take place when manipulating knowledge if that knowledge is, indeed, expressed as sentences written in a suitably formalized language. In particular, it is at the basis of the theory of parsing, which plays an important role in language translation, compiler construction, and knowledge manipulation in general. Presenting basic notions and fundamental results, this concise textbook is structured on the basis of a correspondence that exists between classes of automata and classes of languages. That correspondence is established by the fact that the recognition and the manipulation of sentences in a given class of languages can be done by an automaton in the corresponding class of automata. Four central chapters center on: finite automata and regular languages; pushdown automata and context-free languages; linear bounded automata and context-sensitive languages; and Turing machines and type 0 languages. The book also examines decidable and undecidable problems with emphasis on the case for context-free languages. Topics and features: Provides theorems, examples, and exercises to clarify automata-languages correspondences Presents some fundamental techniques for parsing both regular and context-free languages Classifies subclasses of decidable problems, avoiding focus on the theory of complexity Examines finite-automata minimalization and characterization of their behavior using regular expressions Illustrates how to derive grammars of context-free languages in Chomsky and Greibach normal forms Offers supplementary material on counter machines, stack automata, and abstract language families This highly useful, varied text/reference is suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses on automata theory and formal languages, and assumes no prior exposure to these topics nor any training in mathematics or logic. Alberto Pettorossi is professor of theoretical computer science at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031119657
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Knowledge of automata theory and formal languages is crucial for understanding human-computer interaction, as well as for understanding the various processes that take place when manipulating knowledge if that knowledge is, indeed, expressed as sentences written in a suitably formalized language. In particular, it is at the basis of the theory of parsing, which plays an important role in language translation, compiler construction, and knowledge manipulation in general. Presenting basic notions and fundamental results, this concise textbook is structured on the basis of a correspondence that exists between classes of automata and classes of languages. That correspondence is established by the fact that the recognition and the manipulation of sentences in a given class of languages can be done by an automaton in the corresponding class of automata. Four central chapters center on: finite automata and regular languages; pushdown automata and context-free languages; linear bounded automata and context-sensitive languages; and Turing machines and type 0 languages. The book also examines decidable and undecidable problems with emphasis on the case for context-free languages. Topics and features: Provides theorems, examples, and exercises to clarify automata-languages correspondences Presents some fundamental techniques for parsing both regular and context-free languages Classifies subclasses of decidable problems, avoiding focus on the theory of complexity Examines finite-automata minimalization and characterization of their behavior using regular expressions Illustrates how to derive grammars of context-free languages in Chomsky and Greibach normal forms Offers supplementary material on counter machines, stack automata, and abstract language families This highly useful, varied text/reference is suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses on automata theory and formal languages, and assumes no prior exposure to these topics nor any training in mathematics or logic. Alberto Pettorossi is professor of theoretical computer science at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
FM'99 - Formal Methods
Author: Jeannette M. Wing
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540665870
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 955
Book Description
Formal methods are coming of age. Mathematical techniques and tools are now regarded as an important part of the development process in a wide range of industrial and governmental organisations. A transfer of technology into the mainstream of systems development is slowly, but surely, taking place. FM’99, the First World Congress on Formal Methods in the Development of Computing Systems, is a result, and a measure, of this new-found maturity. It brings an impressive array of industrial and applications-oriented papers that show how formal methods have been used to tackle real problems. These proceedings are a record of the technical symposium ofFM’99:alo- side the papers describingapplicationsofformalmethods,youwill ndtechnical reports,papers,andabstracts detailing new advances in formaltechniques,from mathematical foundations to practical tools. The World Congress is the successor to the four Formal Methods Europe Symposia, which in turn succeeded the four VDM Europe Symposia. This s- cession re?ects an increasing openness within the international community of researchers and practitioners: papers were submitted covering a wide variety of formal methods and application areas. The programmecommittee re?ects the Congress’s international nature, with a membership of 84 leading researchersfrom 38 di erent countries.The comm- tee was divided into 19 tracks, each with its own chair to oversee the reviewing process. Our collective task was a di cult one: there were 259 high-quality s- missions from 35 di erent countries.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540665870
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 955
Book Description
Formal methods are coming of age. Mathematical techniques and tools are now regarded as an important part of the development process in a wide range of industrial and governmental organisations. A transfer of technology into the mainstream of systems development is slowly, but surely, taking place. FM’99, the First World Congress on Formal Methods in the Development of Computing Systems, is a result, and a measure, of this new-found maturity. It brings an impressive array of industrial and applications-oriented papers that show how formal methods have been used to tackle real problems. These proceedings are a record of the technical symposium ofFM’99:alo- side the papers describingapplicationsofformalmethods,youwill ndtechnical reports,papers,andabstracts detailing new advances in formaltechniques,from mathematical foundations to practical tools. The World Congress is the successor to the four Formal Methods Europe Symposia, which in turn succeeded the four VDM Europe Symposia. This s- cession re?ects an increasing openness within the international community of researchers and practitioners: papers were submitted covering a wide variety of formal methods and application areas. The programmecommittee re?ects the Congress’s international nature, with a membership of 84 leading researchersfrom 38 di erent countries.The comm- tee was divided into 19 tracks, each with its own chair to oversee the reviewing process. Our collective task was a di cult one: there were 259 high-quality s- missions from 35 di erent countries.
Automata Theory and Formal Languages:
Author: Shyamalendu Kandar
Publisher: Pearson Education India
ISBN: 9332510318
Category : Formal languages
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
The organized and accessible format of Automata Theory and Formal Languages allows students to learn important concepts in an easy-to-understand, question-and-answer format. This portable learning tool has been designed as a one-stop reference for students to understand and master the subjects by themselves.
Publisher: Pearson Education India
ISBN: 9332510318
Category : Formal languages
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
The organized and accessible format of Automata Theory and Formal Languages allows students to learn important concepts in an easy-to-understand, question-and-answer format. This portable learning tool has been designed as a one-stop reference for students to understand and master the subjects by themselves.
Theory Of Automata, Formal Languages And Computation (As Per Uptu Syllabus)
Author: S.P.Eugene Xavier
Publisher: New Age International
ISBN: 8122416551
Category : Computational complexity
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
This Book Is Aimed At Providing An Introduction To The Basic Models Of Computability To The Undergraduate Students. This Book Is Devoted To Finite Automata And Their Properties. Pushdown Automata Provides A Class Of Models And Enables The Analysis Of Context-Free Languages. Turing Machines Have Been Introduced And The Book Discusses Computability And Decidability. A Number Of Problems With Solutions Have Been Provided For Each Chapter. A Lot Of Exercises Have Been Given With Hints/Answers To Most Of These Tutorial Problems.
Publisher: New Age International
ISBN: 8122416551
Category : Computational complexity
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
This Book Is Aimed At Providing An Introduction To The Basic Models Of Computability To The Undergraduate Students. This Book Is Devoted To Finite Automata And Their Properties. Pushdown Automata Provides A Class Of Models And Enables The Analysis Of Context-Free Languages. Turing Machines Have Been Introduced And The Book Discusses Computability And Decidability. A Number Of Problems With Solutions Have Been Provided For Each Chapter. A Lot Of Exercises Have Been Given With Hints/Answers To Most Of These Tutorial Problems.
ZB 2002: Formal Specification and Development in Z and B
Author: Didier Bert
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540431667
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference of B and Z Users, ZB 2002, held in Grenoble, France in January 2002. The 24 papers presented together with three invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The book documents the recent advances for the Z formal specification notion and for the B method; the full scope is covered, ranging from foundational and theoretical issues to advanced applications, tools, and case studies.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540431667
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference of B and Z Users, ZB 2002, held in Grenoble, France in January 2002. The 24 papers presented together with three invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The book documents the recent advances for the Z formal specification notion and for the B method; the full scope is covered, ranging from foundational and theoretical issues to advanced applications, tools, and case studies.
Theory of Computation and Application (2nd Revised Edition)- Automata, Formal Languages and Computational Complexity
Author: S. R. Jena
Publisher: University Science Press, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi
ISBN: 9386202158
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
About the Book: This book is intended for the students who are pursuing courses in B.Tech/B.E. (CSE/IT), M.Tech/M.E. (CSE/IT), MCA and M.Sc (CS/IT). The book covers different crucial theoretical aspects such as of Automata Theory, Formal Language Theory, Computability Theory and Computational Complexity Theory and their applications. This book can be used as a text or reference book for a one-semester course in theory of computation or automata theory. It includes the detailed coverage of Introduction to Theory of Computation Essential Mathematical Concepts Finite State Automata Formal Language & Formal Grammar Regular Expressions & Regular Languages Context-Free Grammar Pushdown Automata Turing Machines Recursively Enumerable & Recursive Languages Complexity Theory Key Features: « Presentation of concepts in clear, compact and comprehensible manner « Chapter-wise supplement of theorems and formal proofs « Display of chapter-wise appendices with case studies, applications and some pre-requisites « Pictorial two-minute drill to summarize the whole concept « Inclusion of more than 200 solved with additional problems « More than 130 numbers of GATE questions with their keys for the aspirants to have the thoroughness, practice and multiplicity « Key terms, Review questions and Problems at chapter-wise termination What is New in the 2nd Edition?? « Introduction to Myhill-Nerode theorem in Chapter-3 « Updated GATE questions and keys starting from the year 2000 to the year 2018 «Practical Implementations through JFLAP Simulator About the Authors: Soumya Ranjan Jena is the Assistant Professor in the School of Computing Science and Engineering at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U.P., India. Previously he has worked at GITA, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, K L Deemed to be University, A.P and AKS University, M.P, India. He has more than 5 years of teaching experience. He has been awarded M.Tech in IT, B.Tech in CSE and CCNA. He is the author of Design and Analysis of Algorithms book published by University Science Press, Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi. Santosh Kumar Swain, Ph.D, is an Professor in School of Computer Engineering at KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He has over 23 years of experience in teaching to graduate and post-graduate students of computer engineering, information technology and computer applications. He has published more than 40 research papers in International Journals and Conferences and one patent on health monitoring system.
Publisher: University Science Press, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi
ISBN: 9386202158
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
About the Book: This book is intended for the students who are pursuing courses in B.Tech/B.E. (CSE/IT), M.Tech/M.E. (CSE/IT), MCA and M.Sc (CS/IT). The book covers different crucial theoretical aspects such as of Automata Theory, Formal Language Theory, Computability Theory and Computational Complexity Theory and their applications. This book can be used as a text or reference book for a one-semester course in theory of computation or automata theory. It includes the detailed coverage of Introduction to Theory of Computation Essential Mathematical Concepts Finite State Automata Formal Language & Formal Grammar Regular Expressions & Regular Languages Context-Free Grammar Pushdown Automata Turing Machines Recursively Enumerable & Recursive Languages Complexity Theory Key Features: « Presentation of concepts in clear, compact and comprehensible manner « Chapter-wise supplement of theorems and formal proofs « Display of chapter-wise appendices with case studies, applications and some pre-requisites « Pictorial two-minute drill to summarize the whole concept « Inclusion of more than 200 solved with additional problems « More than 130 numbers of GATE questions with their keys for the aspirants to have the thoroughness, practice and multiplicity « Key terms, Review questions and Problems at chapter-wise termination What is New in the 2nd Edition?? « Introduction to Myhill-Nerode theorem in Chapter-3 « Updated GATE questions and keys starting from the year 2000 to the year 2018 «Practical Implementations through JFLAP Simulator About the Authors: Soumya Ranjan Jena is the Assistant Professor in the School of Computing Science and Engineering at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U.P., India. Previously he has worked at GITA, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, K L Deemed to be University, A.P and AKS University, M.P, India. He has more than 5 years of teaching experience. He has been awarded M.Tech in IT, B.Tech in CSE and CCNA. He is the author of Design and Analysis of Algorithms book published by University Science Press, Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi. Santosh Kumar Swain, Ph.D, is an Professor in School of Computer Engineering at KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He has over 23 years of experience in teaching to graduate and post-graduate students of computer engineering, information technology and computer applications. He has published more than 40 research papers in International Journals and Conferences and one patent on health monitoring system.