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A Further Note on Top-Down Deterministic Languages (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Derick Wood

 
9781332130382: A Further Note on Top-Down Deterministic Languages (Classic Reprint)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1332130380 ISBN 13: 9781332130382
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

Synopsis

Unlock the rules of unambiguous language design with LL(k) grammars.

This nonfiction guide delves into how certain grammars determine when a language can be generated without ambiguity. It introduces key ideas like separability, L- and R-separability, and the role of s-separability in identifying deterministic behavior, along with practical implications for parsing theories.

  • Learn foundational definitions for LL(k) grammars, e-free grammars, and s-grammars.
  • See how separability and the prefix property influence unambiguity and parsing decisions.
  • Discover how LL(k) languages relate to U(k) and F(k) languages, including important theorems and corollaries.
  • Explore examples and transformations that illuminate when a grammar is unambiguous and how hierarchy results unfold.
Ideal for readers of theoretical computer science, formal languages, and parsing theory who want clear, structured insights into how grammar properties drive determinism and unambiguity.

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About the Author

Eugene Fink received his B.S. degree from Mount Allison University (Canada) in 1991, M.S. from the University of Waterloo (Canada) in 1992, and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University (USA) in 1999. He has been an assistant professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of South Florida (USA) since 1999. His research interests include computational geometry, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and e-commerce.

Derick Wood received his B.Sc. (1963) and Ph.D. (1968) from the University of Leeds (UK). He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Courant Institute, New York University (USA), from 1968 to 1970, and then joined McMaster University (Canada) in 1970. He was a professor at the University of Waterloo (Canada) from 1982 to 1992, at the University of Western Ontario (Canada) from 1992 to 1995, and at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology since 1995. He has published widely in a number of research areas and written two textbooks, "Theory of Computation" (John Wiley, 1987) and "Data Structures, Algorithms, and Performance" (Addison-Wesley, 1993).

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1332130380
ISBN 13 
9781332130382
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
45