Texts in Computer Science: A Systematic Introduction

Back, Ralph-Johan; Wright, Joakim

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 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.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1998-04-13

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780387984179

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-1674-2

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 520