Program Construction: Calculating Implementations from Specifications Paperback - 2003 - 1st Edition
by Roland Backhouse
Summary
From the rear cover
The ever-increasing dependence of our lives and livelihoods on the correct functioning of computer software means that logic and program correctness are core elements of all good computer science degrees. This book presents both these topics in one self-contained text.
The focus of the book is on "correct-by-construction" program design -- the discipline of calculating programs from their specifications. Modern, calculational logic is introduced in combination with key program construction principles, such as the assignment axiom, loop invariants and bound functions. This material is intertwined with motivational discussion, programming examples and challenging problem-solving exercises, bringing the book alive for its intended audience, undergraduates in computer science and mathematics, as well as professional programmers wishing to further develop their programming skills.
The book covers the elements of logic and program correctness that form the foundations of further study --- the logical connectives and their algebraic properties, induction, quantifiers and program construction rules. Substantial examples of program construction are included. Many exercises are provided, all with detailed solutions.
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- Title Program Construction: Calculating Implementations from Specifications
- Author Roland Backhouse
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley
- Date 2003-05-07
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780470848821 / 0470848820
- Weight 1.43 lbs (0.65 kg)
- Dimensions 9.12 x 7.5 x 0.82 in (23.16 x 19.05 x 2.08 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Computer programming
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003006224
- Dewey Decimal Code 005.1
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