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An introduction to formal specification and Z / Ben Potter, Jane Sinclair, David Till.

By: Potter, Ben.
Contributor(s): Sinclair, Jane | Till, David.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Prentice-Hall international series in computer science.Publisher: New York : Prentice Hall, 1991Description: xiii, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0134787021.Subject(s): Computer software -- Development | Z (Computer program language)DDC classification: 005.133 POT
Contents:
Formal specification in the context of software engineering -- An informal introduction to logic and set theory -- A first specification -- The z notation:the mathematical language -- The z notation:relations and functions -- The z notation:schemes and specification structures -- A first specification revisited -- Formal reasoning -- From specification to program:data and operation refinement --From specification to program:operartion decomposition -- From theory to practice.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formal specification in the context of software engineering -- An informal introduction to logic and set theory -- A first specification -- The z notation:the mathematical language -- The z notation:relations and functions -- The z notation:schemes and specification structures -- A first specification revisited -- Formal reasoning -- From specification to program:data and operation refinement --From specification to program:operartion decomposition -- From theory to practice.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Formal Specification within Software Engineering
  • An informal introduction to Logic and Set Theory
  • The Z Notation: Mathematical Language
  • The Z Notation: Relations and Functions
  • The Z Notation:Schemas and Specification Structure
  • A First Specification.Formal Reasoning
  • From Specification to Program
  • From Theory to Practice
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index