How long does it take to read Introduction to the Theory of Computation?
Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser takes about 8 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 24 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2013. 458 pages, about 125,950 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Machine theory, Computational complexity
