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This section contains the weekly homework assignments for the course. Many of the homework assignments refer to the required textbook: Sipser, Michael. Introduction to the Theory of Computation. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Course Technology, 2005. ISBN: 0534950973.

All homework solutions for this course must be typed. The course staff highly recommend that students use LaTeX. A useful LaTeX Web site can be found here.

The students are expected to complete and turn in all homework assignments except for a few assignments that are just given so that students can practice the material covered in the lectures. The practice homework assignments are indicated below.

Homework 1 (PDF)

Homework 2 (PDF)

Homework 2.5 (PDF) (practice only)

Homework 3 (PDF)

Homework 4 (PDF)

Homework 5 (PDF)

Homework 5.5 (PDF) (practice only)

Homework 6 (PDF)

Homework 7 (PDF)

Homework 8 (PDF)

Homework 8.5 (PDF) (practice only)

Homework 9 (PDF)

Homework 10 (PDF) (practice only)

Homework 10.5 (PDF) (practice only)