I n t r o d u c t i o n to A u t o m a t a Theory, Languages, and C o m p u t a t i o n , 2nd Edition J o h n E. H o p c r o f t , l t ~ j e e v M o t w a n i , a n d J e f f r e y D . U l l m a n Cornell, Stanford, and StA=ford (~) 2001 Addison-Wesley ISBN 0-201-44124-1 Preface (Abridged) In the preface from the 1979 predecessor to thOR book, Hopcroft and U11man marveled at t h e fact t h a t the subject of a u t o m a t a had exploded, compared with its state at the time t h e y wrote their first book, in 1969. Truly, the 1979 book contained many topics not found in t h e earlier work and was about twice its size. If you compare this book with the 1979 book, you will find that, like the automobiles of the 1970's, this book is "larger on the outside, but smaller
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