Formal Approaches to Computing and Information Technology (F

By: Derek J. Andrews

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A Theory and Practice of Program Development provides a comprehensive introduction to a software development method based on VDM-SL. Each development step is rigorously justified, and the strategies and transformations used are justified and explained ma thematically. The approach provides the formal semantics of a simple, but powerful, wide-spectrum programming language and gives a formal definition of both algorithmic and data refinement. Unlike other texts, it covers both the theory and practice of program development. Although based on VDM-SL, no knowledge of this language is assumed, thus making it widely accessible. A Theory and Practice of Program Development is intended for 3rd/4th year undergraduate and postgraduate students taking formal methods and software engineering; software developers involved in the production of provably correct computer systems and reusa ble design and the problems of reusable code.

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Programming & Software Development Software Engineering Programming & Scripting Languages Databases Computer Science Mathematical Theory of Computation

Writing Correct Programs	p. 1
A Small Programming Language	p. 7
Concepts and Properties	p. 37
Building New Commands from Old	p. 66
Program Refinement	p. 84
The Basic Commands	p. 105
Declarations and Blocks	p. 117
Command Sequences	p. 135
The Alternative Command	p. 145
The Iterative Command	p. 159
Functions and Procedures	p. 184
An Example of Refinement at Work	p. 197
On Refinement and Loops	p. 205
Functions and Procedures in Refinement	p. 216
Refinement and Performance	p. 222
Searching and Sorting	p. 230
Data Refinement	p. 247
A Theory of Data Refinement	p. 282
An Alternative Refinement of the Security System	p. 308
Stacks and Queues	p. 318
Dynamic Data Structures	p. 352
Binary Trees	p. 370
Epilogue	p. 388
Program Refinement Rules	p. 393
Bibliography	p. 401
Index	p. 403
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