Hint: Formalising the Grammar

Here is an example solution of a similar problem.
You must read the description of the exercise first.
Here is the informal description of the grammar (using state-numbers) given in the lab manual, but reformatted to show the structure more clearly:
DFSA description =
	unordered [list of] one or more
		state declarations
	definition of the start state: '*' followed by a state_number

state declaration =
	state-number
	colon (ordinary state) or "@" (accept/terminal state)
	list of one or more
		pairs of
			a symbol-string and
			a state-number
		separated by commas
	terminated by a semicolon

symbol-string =
	one or more characters between a pair of apostrophes (')
	(only two characters are not permitted here)

states are refered to by unsigned numbers.
states are numbered consecutively, starting at 1, but can be declared in any
order, and refered to before and after they are declared.

Spaces, tabs and newlines
	can appear between any components of the input,
	but not inside a state-number.
A space or tab (or both)
	can appear inside a symbol-string, in which case it is significant,
but a newline cannot.
You now need to formalise this, using BNF (or equivalently, the usual notation for Yacc). You will probably want to describe some of the simpler parts of the grammar, such as numbers and strings, using regular expressions (e.g. the notation for Lex).
Here is the example DFSA given in the lab manual, reformatted to show the structure more clearly, and with some explanations:
list of state-declarations for states 1-7:

   7:	' ' 7,
	'+' 1,
	'\-' 1,
	'0123456789' 2;

   1:	'0123456789' 2;

   2@	state 2 is an accept state.

	'0123456789' 2,
	'.' 3,
	'E' 4;

	When we run the DFSA described here, whenever we get to state 2:
		if we see a digit, we stay in state 2,
		if we see a dot, we go to state 3, and
		if we see a capital E we go to state 4.
	Because state 2 is an accept state,
		if we see an end of line,
		we have successfully recognised the input line, and
		if there is any more input the program will restart the
		DFSA from the start state to read the next input line.
	If we see any other character, the input line is wrong.

   3@	'0123456789' 3,
	'E' 4;

   4:	'+\-' 5,
	'0123456789' 6;

   5:	'0123456789' 6;

   6@	'0123456789' 6;

*7	the start state is state 7.
You should draw the corresponding state diagram and identify the parts dealing with integers, fractions and exponents. What kinds of numbers are recognised at each of the accept states (2, 3 and 6)?