Apr 05, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

CS 456 - Automata and Formal Languages



Regular expressions. Regular, context-free, and unrestricted grammars. Finite and pushdown autoamata. Turing machines and the halting problem; introduction to decidability.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites:   and MATH 251 . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better.  The maximum number of attempts for this course is three, including earned grades, withdrawals, and audits.
Notes:  This course is crosslisted with CS 656. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.