123 \subsection*{Question 3} | 
   123 \subsection*{Question 3} | 
   124   | 
   124   | 
   125 From the  | 
   125 From the  | 
   126 lectures you have seen the definitions for the functions  | 
   126 lectures you have seen the definitions for the functions  | 
   127 \textit{nullable} and \textit{der} for the basic regular | 
   127 \textit{nullable} and \textit{der} for the basic regular | 
   128 expressions. Implement and write down rules for the extended  | 
   128 expressions. Implement and write down the rules for the extended  | 
   129 regular expressions:  | 
   129 regular expressions:  | 
   130   | 
   130   | 
   131 \begin{center} | 
   131 \begin{center} | 
   132 \begin{tabular}{@ {}l@ {\hspace{2mm}}c@ {\hspace{2mm}}l@ {}} | 
   132 \begin{tabular}{@ {}l@ {\hspace{2mm}}c@ {\hspace{2mm}}l@ {}} | 
   133   $\textit{nullable}([c_1,c_2,\ldots,c_n])$  & $\dn$ & $?$\\ | 
   133   $\textit{nullable}([c_1,c_2,\ldots,c_n])$  & $\dn$ & $?$\\ | 
   168 expression matcher with (at least) the examples:  | 
   168 expression matcher with (at least) the examples:  | 
   169   | 
   169   | 
   170   | 
   170   | 
   171 \begin{center} | 
   171 \begin{center} | 
   172 \def\arraystretch{1.2}   | 
   172 \def\arraystretch{1.2}   | 
   173 \begin{tabular}{r|m{12mm}|m{12mm}|m{12mm}|m{12mm}|m{12mm}|m{12mm}} | 
   173 \begin{tabular}{@{}r|m{6mm}|m{6mm}|m{6mm}|m{10mm}|m{10mm}|m{10mm}|m{10mm}|m{10mm}} | 
   174   string & $a^{\{3\}}$ & $(a^?)^{\{3\}}$ & $a^{\{..3\}}$ & | 
   174   string & $a^?$ & $\sim{}a$ & $a^{\{3\}}$ & $(a^?)^{\{3\}}$ & $a^{\{..3\}}$ & | 
   175      $(a^?)^{\{..3\}}$ & $a^{\{3..5\}}$ & $(a^?)^{\{3..5\}}$\\\hline | 
   175      $(a^?)^{\{..3\}}$ & $a^{\{3..5\}}$ & $(a^?)^{\{3..5\}}$ \\\hline | 
   176   $[]$           &&&&&& \\\hline   | 
   176   $[]$           &&&&&&& \\\hline   | 
   177   \texttt{a}     &&&&&& \\\hline  | 
   177   \texttt{a}     &&&&&&& \\\hline  | 
   178   \texttt{aa}    &&&&&& \\\hline  | 
   178   \texttt{aa}    &&&&&&& \\\hline  | 
   179   \texttt{aaa}   &&&&&& \\\hline  | 
   179   \texttt{aaa}   &&&&&&& \\\hline  | 
   180   \texttt{aaaaa} &&&&&& \\\hline  | 
   180   \texttt{aaaaa} &&&&&&& \\\hline  | 
   181   \texttt{aaaaaa}&&&&&& \\ | 
   181   \texttt{aaaaaa}&&&&&&& \\ | 
   182 \end{tabular} | 
   182 \end{tabular} | 
   183 \end{center} | 
   183 \end{center} | 
   184   | 
   184   | 
   185 \noindent  | 
   185 \noindent  | 
   186 Does your matcher produce the expected results?  | 
   186 Does your matcher produce the expected results? Make sure you  | 
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   187 also test corner-cases, like $a^{\{0\}}$! | 
   187   | 
   188   | 
   188 \subsection*{Question 4} | 
   189 \subsection*{Question 4} | 
   189   | 
   190   | 
   190 As you can see, there are a number of explicit regular expressions  | 
   191 As you can see, there are a number of explicit regular expressions  | 
   191 that deal with single or several characters, for example:  | 
   192 that deal with single or several characters, for example:  |