Logic in Computer Science: Modelling and Reasoning about Systems - Softcover

Huth, Michael; Ryan, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521656028 ISBN 13: 9780521656023

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Recent years have seen the development of powerful tools for verifying hardware and software systems, and increasing interest in that technology from major companies. Students need a basic formal training which allows them to gain sufficient proficiency in using logic-based verification methods. This book addresses these needs by providing a sound basis in logic, and an introduction to the logical frameworks used in modelling, specifying and verifying computer systems. It provides a simple and clear presentation, covering propositional and predicate logic, and some specialised logics used for reasoning about the correctness of computer systems. The authors introduce a carefully chosen core of essential terminology: further technicalities are introduced only when necessary. Numerous examples are given, as well as a full exposition of a fast-growing technique for modelling and verifying computer systems, known as symbolic model checking. Numerous examples are given, and web support is available from http:www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/lics.

About this title

Book Description:

This is a sound introduction to logic and the logical frameworks used in modelling, specifying and verifying computer systems. It provides a simple and clear presentation of a carefully chosen core of essential terminology: further technicalities are introduced only where they are required by the applications. Numerous examples are given, and web support is available from http:www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/lics.

From the Author:

The paperback and hardback textbook are supplemented with an on-line tutor at Logic in Computer Science

Ancillary material for instructors and readers can be found on-line at Logic in Computer Science

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521656028
• ISBN 13: 9780521656023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 405