Introduction to the theory of computation /
Michael Sipser.
- 2nd ed., international ed.
- Boston : Thomson Course Technology, c2006.
- xvii, 437 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
"The content of this text differs from the US version" -- back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. 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. Selected Bibliography.
This market leading text on computational theory provides a mathematical treatment of computer science theory designed around theorems and proofs.