10. Understanding the Computation History Method in Theory of Computation 📜
Explore the fundamentals of the Computation History Method in MIT's 18.404J course. Learn how this approach helps analyze computational processes with insights from Professor Michael Sipser. Watch the full course here: https://ocw.mit.edu/18-404JF20

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MIT 18.404J Theory of Computation, Fall 2020
Instructor: Michael Sipser
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/18-404JF20
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Quickly reviewed last lecture. Defined configurations and computation histories. Gave the computation history method to prove undecidability. Showed that acceptance problem for LBA is decidable; emptiness problem for LBA, PCP, and ALL for CFG are undecidable.
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Instructor: Michael Sipser
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/18-404JF20
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP60_JNv2MmK3wkOt9syvfQWY
Quickly reviewed last lecture. Defined configurations and computation histories. Gave the computation history method to prove undecidability. Showed that acceptance problem for LBA is decidable; emptiness problem for LBA, PCP, and ALL for CFG are undecidable.
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu
Support OCW at http://ow.ly/a1If50zVRlQ
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