Lecture 27

Learning objectives

After this class, you should be able to:

1. Given a modification to the Turing machine model, prove that the new class of machines is equivalent to the original class of machines.

Reading assignment

1. Sections 10.1, 10.2.
2. Lecture 27 slides on Blackboard.
3. Page 265.

Exercises and review questions

• Exercises and review questions on current lecture's material
  1. Section 10.1, exercise #4.
  2. Section 10.2, exercise #2.

• Questions on next lecture's material
  1. What is the difference between a nondeterministic Turing machine and a deterministic Turing machine?

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