Constructivity in Computer Science : Summer Symposium, San Antonio, TX, June 19-22, 1991. Proceedings

Michael J. O'Donnell

ISBN 10: 3540556311 / ISBN 13: 9783540556312

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1992

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Mathematicians have long recognized the distinction betweenan argument showing that an interesting object exists and aprocedure for actually constructing the object. Computerscience adds a new dimension of interest in constructivity,since a computer program is a formal description of aconstructive procedure that can be executed automatically.It has beenover a decade since a conference was devoted toconstructivity, and never before has one been heldspecifically relating computer science to constructivity.Thus, this proceedings volume is the most concentratedoffering ever produced of the diverse ways in whichconstructivity and computer science are related. The paperscover semantics and type theory, logic and theorem proving,real and complex analysis, topology and combinatorics,nonconstructive graph-theoretical techniques, and curriculumand pedagogic issues.The book offers a concentrated view of the many ways inwhich constructivity has assumed importance in computerscience, and contains results available nowhere else.

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• Title: Constructivity in Computer Science : Summer Symposium, San Antonio, TX, June 19-22, 1991. Proceedings
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540556311
• ISBN 13: 9783540556312
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 15D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 406 grams

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Mathematicians have long recognized the distinction between an argument showing that an interesting object exists and a procedure for actually constructing the object. Computer science adds a new dimension of interest in constructivity, since a computer program is a formal description of a constructive procedure that can be executed automatically. It has beenover a decade since a conference was devoted to constructivity, and never before has one been held specifically relating computer science to constructivity. Thus, this proceedings volume is the most concentrated offering ever produced of the diverse ways in which constructivity and computer science are related. The papers cover semantics and type theory, logic and theorem proving, real and complex analysis, topology and combinatorics, nonconstructive graph-theoretical techniques, and curriculum and pedagogic issues. The book offers a concentrated view of the many ways in which constructivity has assumed importance in computer science, and contains results available nowhere else.