18.404J | Fall 2020 | Undergraduate, Graduate

Theory of Computation

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Lecture 11: Recursion Theorem and Logic

Description: Quickly reviewed last lecture. Discussed self-reference and the recursion theorem. Gave various applications. Sketched Gödel’s first incompleteness theorem in mathematical logic.

Instructor: Prof. Michael Sipser

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