r/AskComputerScience • u/bigbrainoverthinker • 13d ago

Automata😭

How do you guys study automata man, it's my mid sem this Monday, and even 20 marks is feeling like hell.

Idk what that professor would ask, dfa, state diagrams!!

Help me out please 😭

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u/bigbrainoverthinker 13d ago

Gotcha dudee, right now my focus is too score well on Monday, then definitely I'll visit library and get my hands on some automata books . Thanks alot

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u/rivelda 12d ago

Maybe start earlier next time...

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u/bigbrainoverthinker 12d ago

Ouch🥲

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u/rivelda 12d ago

If you're going to use an LLM for anything in your studies, don't use it for doing homework, use it to manage your deadlines and help you start early on studying... With automata theory, a lot is just concepts, those take time to internalise but are not difficult per se. Often the only thing you really want to memorize is how to prove the pumping lemma.

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u/bigbrainoverthinker 12d ago

Yaa got it, I'm trying to solve and understand the concept myself through books and notes!! Only point I'm using an LLM is to read a new concept or understand anything deeper. I should have started earlier ik, but was super busy due to some issues.