Description
Book SynopsisOffers a thorough and comprehensive tutorial introduction to Z. Uses standard notation with practical exercises and clear descriptions and explanations. Contains information on how to relate Z specifications to actual program code and is enhanced to reflect the most current language standards.
Table of ContentsTUTORIAL.
First-Order Logic.
Set Theory.
Internal Telephone Directory.
More About Relations and Schemas.
Functions.
Sequences.
Bags.
Free Types.
METHODS OF REASONING.
Formal Proof.
Rigorous Proof.
Immanent Reasoning.
Reification and Decomposition.
Floyd-Hoare Logic.
Getting to Program Code.
CASE STUDIES.
Two Small Case Studies.
Wing's Library Problem.
Partial Specification of a Text-Editor.
SPECIFICATION ANIMATION.
Animation Using Miranda.
REFERENCE MANUAL.
Methods of Definition.
Formal Definitions.
Rules and Obligations.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Index.
