Synopses & Reviews
Michael Sipser's emphasis on unifying computer science theory - rather than offering a collection of low-level details - sets the book apart, as do his intuitive explanations. Throughout the book, Sipser builds students' knowledge of conceptual tools used in computer science, the aesthetic sense they need to create elegant systems, and the ability to think through problems on their own.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Automata and Languages 1. Regular Languages 2. Context-Free Languages Part 2: Computability Theory 3. The Church-Turing Thesis 4. Decidability 5. Reducibility 6. Advanced Topics in Computability Theory Part 3: Complexity Theory 7. Time Complexity 8. Space Complexity 9. Intractability 10. Advanced Topics in Complexity Theory Systems