COG 356 - Generative Processes and Abstract Machines

This course will survey Post Production Systems, Context Free Grammars, L-Systems (fractals), Finite State Machines, Turing Machines, Cellular Automata, Hidden Markov Models, Genetic Algorithms, Horn Clause Problem Solving (Resolution Inference) and Lambda Calculus. In short, it will expose the student to formalisms that are commonly used in the computational modeling of cognitive processes.

Prerequisite: COG 241 or CSC 241
When Offered: Spring
Credit: 3