Refinement Calculus A Systematic Introduction |
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| Author:
| Back, Ralph-Johan
Akademi, Abo
Von Wright, Joakim |
| Editor:
| Gries, David
Schneider, Fred B. |
| Series title: | Texts in Computer Science Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-387-98417-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1998 |
| Publisher: | Springer New York
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| Imprint: | Springer |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $119.99USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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Much current research in computer science is concerned with two questions: is a program correct? And how can we improve a correct program preserving correctness? This latter question is known as the refinement of programs and the purpose of this book is to consider these questions in a formal setting. In fact, correctness turns out to be a special case of refinement and so the focus is on refinement. Although a reasonable background knowledge is assumed from mathematics and CS, the...
More DescriptionMuch current research in computer science is concerned with two questions: is a program correct? And how can we improve a correct program preserving correctness? This latter question is known as the refinement of programs and the purpose of this book is to consider these questions in a formal setting. In fact, correctness turns out to be a special case of refinement and so the focus is on refinement. Although a reasonable background knowledge is assumed from mathematics and CS, the book is a self-contained introduction suitable for graduate students and researchers coming to this subject for the first time. There are numerous exercises provided of varying degrees of challenge.