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\title{Engr 664-01: Theory of Concurrent Programming\\
Assignment \#1, Fall 2016}
\author{H. Conrad Cunningham}
\date{31 August 2016}

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\section{\texorpdfstring{Assignment \#1\\
Due Friday, 9 September, 2:00
p.m.}{Assignment \#1 Due Friday, 9 September, 2:00 p.m.}}\label{assignment-1-due-friday-9-september-200-p.m.}

\begin{itemize}
\item
  Do exercises 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 on pages 34-5 of the textbook with
  the extensions and modifications noted below.
\item
  Give an FSP specification for each exercise.
\item
  Draw the state machine diagram for each exercise that corresponds to
  your FSP specification and check (using LTSA) that it can perform the
  desired actions.
\item
  For exercise 2.5, use American coins with denominations of 5 cents, 10
  cents, and 25 cents and use 65 cents as the price of a can of
  Sugarola.
\item
  At the beginning of class on the due date, submit your homework paper
  in the format described in the syllabus.
\end{itemize}

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