Automata

Essay Question: Why is Theory of Computation a difficult course?

The intention for this essay, or any similar essay is to make students reflect on their own education and to help them build an educational philosophy.

This type of essay can be given in any junion/senior level Computer Science…

Letter: Students must interview a peer and write a recommendation letter on their behalf for graduate school or a job.

This can be used in any senior level Computer Science course. Though the topic of this assignment does NOT fit in any course specification, it exemplifies the type of writing…

Should a particular course (the one the students are in) be required for Computer Science students?


The intention for this essay, or any similar essay is to make students reflect on their own education and to help them build an educational philosophy.

This type of essay can be given in any…

Essay: Should Theory of Computation focus more on Context Free Grammars or Turing Machines?

The intention for this essay, or any similar essay is to make students reflect on their own education and to help them build an educational philosophy.

This type of essay can be given in any…

Essay Question: Write a summary of COT 4210 (Theory of Computation) for a current Computer Science II student. Summarize the main points of the course and explain which ideas from the course are most relevant to their computer science education as a whole.


The intention for this essay, or any…

Essay Prompt for a junior/senior level computer science course:

Write an essay geared towards a current Computer Science II student that does the following:

(1) Gives a brief synopsis of the course material
(2) Explains the course’s relevance within Computer Science
(3) Explains the key…