Overview
- Self-contained, offering a concise introduction to formal methods together with an in-depth coverage of model-based and Hoare logic-based methods
- Focuses on two approaches: the Coq proof assistant and the B suite, both of which have proved effective and relevant for industry
- Includes exercises and solutions making it suitable as a course text and for self-study
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science (UTICS)
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“Provide a refreshing approach to a textbook on formal testing and verification methods. … intended for undergraduate students and will be useful to practitioners as well. The authors lay out the topics in incremental fashion … present enough information to foster a good understanding of the theoretical framework supporting formal methods … . The exercises are very useful and provide a practical side to the methods; the references will be vital to practitioners … . Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate students, practitioners, and general readers.” (L. Benedicenti, Choice, Vol. 49 (1), September, 2011)
“The first half carefully introduces logic without reference to software, while the second half develops verification techniques. … an undergraduate textbook in computer science and is suitable for well-motivated students willing and able to assimilate the chapters devoted to logic. … Each chapter ends with a very helpful ‘To Learn More’ section … and gives references for further study. … this book will benefit its intended readers and will give them a good foundation in program verification that can be used in applications … .” (Arthur Gittleman, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2011)
“This book is a concise introduction to formal methods together with an in-depth coverage of model-based and Hoare logic-based methods and focuses on two approaches … . This text is a self-contained introduction to program verification using logic-based methods, presented in the broader context of formal methods for software engineering. Undergraduate students will find this useful in their course.” (CSI eNewsletter, Vol. 4 (1), January, 2013)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rigorous Software Development
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Program Verification
Authors: José Bacelar Almeida, Maria João Frade, Jorge Sousa Pinto, Simão Melo de Sousa
Series Title: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-018-2
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-85729-017-5Published: 07 January 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-85729-018-2Published: 04 January 2011
Series ISSN: 1863-7310
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 307
Number of Illustrations: 52 b/w illustrations
Topics: Software Engineering, Logics and Meanings of Programs, Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation
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