18.404/6.840 Fall 2018
Introduction to the Theory of Computation
STELLAR and Piazza will be set up eventually.
- Lecturer:
Michael Sipser
Office hours: Tuesdays 4:10-6:00
Office: 2-438, Phone: 253-4992, sipser-at-mit.edu
- TA: Inioluwa Oguntola, ini-at-mit.edu
- TA: Srini Raghuraman, srirag-at-mit.edu
- TA: Rishad Rahman, rrrahman-at-mit.edu
- TA: Danny Tang, data1013-at-mit.edu
TA Office hours - TBA
Lectures are held in room 54-100 on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 2:30 to 4:00.
The one-hour recitations meet Fridays in room 2-139 at the following times:
- 12:00pm
- 1:00pm
- 2:00pm
- 3:00pm
Midterm exam: Thursday, October 25, 2:30-4:00, top floor in Walker
(Building 50).
Final exam: Time and location TBA
Introduction to the Theory of Computation, 3rd edition,
Sipser, published by Cengage, 2013.
It has an
errata web site.
You may use the 2nd edition, but it is missing some additional practice
problems. You also may use the International Edition, but note that it
numbers a few of the problems differently.
If you are dealing with a personal or medical issue that may affect
your participation in any MIT class, please discuss it with
Student Support Services (S3)
in 5-104 at 617-253-4861. They also have walk-in hours
M-F 9am-10am and 2pm-3pm. We cannot excuse you from coursework
without verification from S3.
If you may require disability accommodations,
please speak early in the semester with
Associate Dean Kathleen Monagle in 5-104 at 617-253-1473 and
then let me know so that we can work together to get your accommodation
logistics in place.