Dec 22, 2025  
University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
University Catalog 2025-2026
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CS 3186 - Introduction to Automata Theory

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This course is repeatable: No
Total # of units allowed for credit: 3
Max times this course can be taken for credit: 1
Max # of units may be repeated: 0

Course Description: Formal approach to automata theory; finite state machines, regular expressions, regular languages, context free languages and Turing machines. Develops mathematical foundation for computer science.
Credit Hours Per Week: 3 lecture hour(s)

Grading: ABCDF
Mode of Delivery: Face to Face, Hybrid
Campus: Main Campus
Cross-Listing and/or Equivalent Course(s): None
Prerequisite(s): CS 2013  and CS 2148 , all graded C or better
Needs Permission to Enroll: No
GE until Summer 2025: UD Block B - Natural Science and Quantitative Reasoning*
GE effective Fall 2025: Area 2 or 5 - UD Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning or Physical & Biological Sciences
* GE designation is restricted to specific major  
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