Proof in VDM: A Practitioners' Guide is a textbook and manual on the practical aspects of using and constructing proofs in the specification and development of computing systems. Many introductory courses on formal techniques are, by their nature, unable to cover the pragmatics of proof. Practitioners competent in writing and comprehending formal specifications are therefore often at a loss when it comes to conducting the relevant proofs. Proof in VDM: A Practitioners' Guide addresses that need. The reader is guided through the elements of proof construction with the help of numerous worked examples. The techniques can be applied to specification and development in a range of formalisms, and are illustrated using the logic and the basic data types of the VDM specification language. The construction of theorems and proofs from actual specifications and refinements is also described, and a detailed case study, including several refinement steps, shows how formal proof can be used in practice. In addition, the book contains a directory of axioms and formally proved theorems.

Proof in Vdm: A Practitioner's Guide (Formal Approaches to Computing and Information Technology)

Computers & Technology

Bicarregui, Juan C.

Fitzgerald, John S.

Programming

Springer, Verlag

This book provides an introduction to practical formal modelling techniques in the context of object-oriented system design. It is aimed at both practising software engineers with some prior experience of object-oriented design/programming and at intermediate or advanced students studying object-oriented design or modelling in a short course. The following features make this book particularly attractive to potential instructors: § The relationship with UML and object-oriented programming makes it easy to integrate with the mainstream computing curriculum. Although the book is about formal methods, it does not have to be treated as a specialist topic. § The use of tools and an accessible modelling language improves student motivation. § The industry-based examples and case studies add to the credibility of the approach. § The light touch approach means that the material appeals to students with a wider range of abilities than is the case in a conventional formal methods text. § Support materials as listed above.

Validated Designs for Object-oriented Systems

Larsen, Peter Gorm

Mukherjee, Paul

Plat, Nico

Verhoef, Marcel

Computer Science

Springer

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