SE 3310b
Theoretical Foundations of Software Engineering
Winter 2019
Prof. Essex
Assignment 1
Due Friday Feb 1st, 2019
Submission Instructions: Submit solutions in a single PDF via OWL. Assignments are due
at 11:59:59 pm (Eastern Time) on the date listed above. As per the course late policy, assignments
submitted more than 48 hours late will not be accepted and a mark of zero (0) will be
recorded. Email submissions will not be accepted.
1. [6 marks] Describe the language
The formal description of a DFA M is is given as follows. Let S = {q0, q1, q2, q3}, Σ =
{a, b, c}, start = q0, F = {q3}, and let δ be given by the following table:
a b c
q0 q1 q2 q0
q1 q3 q2 q2
q2 q1 q3 q1
q3 q3 q3 q3
(a) [4 marks] Give the state diagram of this machine.
(b) [2 marks] Using set builder notation, describe the language accepted by M.
2. [8 marks] Identify the regular languages
For each of the following languages state whether it is regular or not. If Li
is regular, prove it
by drawing a DFA or NFA (your choice) that recognizes it. If the language is not regular, give
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an argument (in plain language) why there is no DFA or NFA that can recognize it:
(a) [2 marks] Lb = {w ∈ {0, 1}
∗
: w represented as a binary integer is a power of 4}
(b) [2 marks] La = {wwwan
: w ∈ {a, b}, n > 0}
(c) [2 marks] Lc = {wxa : w, x ∈ {a, b}
∗}
(d) [2 marks] Ld = {wwa : w, x ∈ {a, b}
∗}
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3. [10 marks] Recognizing decimal integers divisible by 5
Let string s ∈ {0, . . . , 9}
∗
. Let n be string s interpreted as a decimal integer. Draw a DFA that
accepts s if and only if:
n ≡ 0 mod 5.
Assume ε 6≡ 0 mod 5.
4. [6 marks] Design NFAs
Let Σ = {a, b, c}. Draw an NFA recognizing each of the following languages:
(a) [2 marks] The set of strings that contain c’s in runs of no more than two (e.g., a, ac,
acc etc., but not accc etc.).
(b) [2 marks] The set of strings that contains 2 of the 3 possible characters (e.g., aabba,
bcbb but not aabc),
(c) [2 marks] The set of strings that contain no consecutive letters (i.e., a b cannot follow a
b, etc).
5. [10 marks] An NFA in an Economy of States
Let s ∈ Σ = {a}
∗
. Let |s| denote the length of string s. Construct a finite automaton in less
than two three dozen states that recognizes the language:
L = {s : gcd(|s|, 504) ≥ 6},
where gcd(x, y) denotes the greatest common divisor between two numbers x, y.
6. [10 marks] Prove Finite Languages are Regular
We say a language L is finite if L contains a finite number of strings. Using induction, prove
all finite languages are regular.
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