Finite State Machines Page

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lyncas

Joined Sep 2, 2012
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Thank you so much for puttting together these articles.

I would be happy to help improve the Finite State Machine article.
The content is useful, but the article needs help.

1. Typo on the 5th block of text.
The desing procedure
---> "The design procedure"


2. I would rewrite this statement to not end on a preposition.
Every circle represents a "state", a well-defined condition that our machine can be found at.
3. Avoid the use of "very", sentence is missing a "we".
Afterwards, we fill the State Table. This table has a very specific form. I will give the table of our example and use it to explain how will fill it in.
 

Georacer

Joined Nov 25, 2009
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Thanks for your review.

1. Apparent typo, nothing to add.
-Correction: The design procedure has specific steps that must be followed in order to get the work done:

2. Since English isn't my native language, can you propose a better sentence? Is "... condition at which our machine can be at a certain time".
Why is it bad to end with a preposition?
-Correction: Every circle represents a "state", a well-defined condition at which our machine can be at a certain time.

3. "Very" is a redundant, indeed.
In retrospect, I would change the last sentence to:
"...specific form. Below is the completed state table of our example. We will use it to explain how it is filled in."
Does that sound better?
-Correction: Afterwards, we fill the State Table. This table has a specific form. Below is the completed state table of our example. We will use it to explain how it is filled in.

Note to the e-book editor: Please preserve the Italics format.
 
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