a ISBN 978-08-5729017-5

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number QA76.758

b Item number .A46 2011

a Personal name Almeida, Jose Bacelar.

h Medium BOOK

a Title Rigorous software development :

b Remainder of title an introduction to program verification /

c Statement of responsibility, etc by Jose Bacelar Almeida, Maria Joao Frade, Jorge Sousa Pinto, Simao Melo de Sousa.

a Place of publication, distribution, etc London :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Springer,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2011.

a Extent 263 p. ;

c Dimensions 24 cm.

a General note Includes index.

a Formatted contents note 1. Introduction -- 2. An Overview of Formal Methods Tools and Techniques -- 3. Propositional Logic -- 4. First-Order Logic -- 5. Hoare Logic -- 6. Generating Verification Conditions -- 7. Safety Properties -- 8. Procedures and Contracts -- 9. Specifying C Programs --10. Verifying C Programs -- Bibliography -- Index.

a Summary, etc The use of mathematical methods in the development of software is essential when reliable systems are sought; in particular they are now strongly recommended by the official norms adopted in the production of critical software. Program Verification is the area of computer science that studies mathematical methods for checking that a program conforms to its specification. 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. The idea of specifying the behaviour of individual software components by attaching contracts to them is now a widely followed approach in program development, which has given rise notably to the development of a number of behavioural interface specification languages and program verification tools. A foundation for the static verification of programs based on contract-annotated routines is laid out in the book. These can be independently verified, which provides a modular approach to the verification of software. The text assumes only basic knowledge of standard mathematical concepts that should be familiar to any computer science student. It includes a self-contained introduction to propositional logic and first-order reasoning with theories, followed by a study of program verification that combines theoretical and practical aspects - from a program logic (a variant of Hoare logic for programs containing user-provided annotations) to the use of a realistic tool for the verification of C programs (annotated using the ACSL specification language), through the generation of verification conditions and the static verification of runtime errors.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Computer science

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Software engineering

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Logic design

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Algebra

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Logics and Meanings of Programs.