First published in 1984, this book is the Second edition from 1987, 230 pages. "This is a textbook on program verification. It concentrated on those verification methods that have now become classic such as the inductive assertions method of Floyd, the axiomatic method of Hoare and Scott's fixpoint induction. The aim of this book is to present these different verification methods and to explain their mathematical background. The subject is treated with mathematical precision, and many examples are included. " FINE HARDCOVER. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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THE FOUNDATIONS OF PROGRAM VERIFICATION. Second Edition.

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons:

Publication Date

1987

Language

English

ISBN 10

0471912824

ISBN 13

9780471912828

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

2nd Edition

Condition

Fine

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Not Issued with a Dust Jacket.

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The Foundations of Program Verification Second Edition Jacques Loeckx and Kurt Sieber Fachbereich informatik Universit�t des Saariandes, Saarbr�cken, Germany In collaboration with Ryan D. Stansifer Department of Computer Science Cornell University, USA This revised edition provides a precise mathematical background to several program verification techniques. It concentrates on those verification methods that have now become classic, such as the inductive assertions method of Floyd, the axiomatic method of Hoare, and Scott‘s fixpoint induction. The aim of the book is to present these different verification methods in a simple setting and to explain their mathematical background in particular the problems of correctness and completeness of the different methods are discussed in some detail and many helpful examples are included. Contents Authors’ Preface

Part A: Preliminaries
1. Mathematical Preliminaries
2. Predicate Logic
Part B: Semantics of Programming Languages
1. Three Simple Programming Languages
2. Fixpoints in Complete Partial Orders
3. Denotational Semantics
Part C: Program Verification Methods
1. Correctness of Programs
2. The Classical Methods of Floyd
3. The Axiomatic Method of Hoare
4. Verification Methods Based on Denotational Semantics
5. LCF A Logic for Computable Functions
Part D: Prospects
1. An Overview of Further Developments

Bibliography Index Review of the First Edition ‘… one of the better books currently available which introduces program verification.’ G. Bunting, University College Cardiff University Computing

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Jacques Loeckx and Kurt Sieber are the authors of The Foundations of Program Verification, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

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