The Object-Z Specification Language
The Object-Z Specification Language

Author: Graeme Smith

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 1461552656

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Object-Z is an object-oriented extension of the formal specification language Z. It adds to Z notions of classes and objects, and inheritance and polymorphism. By extending Z's semantic basis, it enables the specification of systems as collections of independent objects in which self and mutual referencing are possible. The Object-Z Specification Language presents a comprehensive description of Object-Z including discussions of semantic issues, definitions of all language constructs, type rules and other rules of usage, specification guidelines, and a full concrete syntax. It will enable you to confidently construct Object-Z specifications and is intended as a reference manual to keep by your side as you use and learn to use Object-Z. The Object-Z Specification Language is suitable as a textbook or as a secondary text for a graduate-level course, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry.

The Object-Z Specification Language
The Object-Z Specification Language

Author: Graeme Smith

Publisher: Boom Koninklijke Uitgevers

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780792386841

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Object-Z is an object-oriented extension of the formal specification language Z. It adds to Z notions of classes and objects, and inheritance and polymorphism. By extending Z's semantic basis, it enables the specification of systems as collections of independent objects in which self and mutual referencing are possible. The Object-Z Specification Language presents a comprehensive description of Object-Z including discussions of semantic issues, definitions of all language constructs, type rules and other rules of usage, specification guidelines, and a full concrete syntax. It will enable you to confidently construct Object-Z specifications and is intended as a reference manual to keep by your side as you use and learn to use Object-Z. The Object-Z Specification Language is suitable as a textbook or as a secondary text for a graduate-level course, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry.

The Object-Z Specification Language
The Object-Z Specification Language

Author: Graeme Smith

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1999-12-31

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9780792386841

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Object-Z is an object-oriented extension of the formal specification language Z. It adds to Z notions of classes and objects, and inheritance and polymorphism. By extending Z's semantic basis, it enables the specification of systems as collections of independent objects in which self and mutual referencing are possible. The Object-Z Specification Language presents a comprehensive description of Object-Z including discussions of semantic issues, definitions of all language constructs, type rules and other rules of usage, specification guidelines, and a full concrete syntax. It will enable you to confidently construct Object-Z specifications and is intended as a reference manual to keep by your side as you use and learn to use Object-Z. The Object-Z Specification Language is suitable as a textbook or as a secondary text for a graduate-level course, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry.

Using Z
Using Z

Author: Jim Woodcock

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13:

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This book contains enough mnaterial for three complete courses of study. It provides an introduction to the world of logic, sets and relations. It explains the use of the Znotation in the specification of realistic systems. It shows how Z specifications may be refined to produce executable code; this is demonstrated in a selection of case studies. The essentials of specification, refinement and proof are covered, revealing techniques never previously published. Exercises, Solutions and set of Tranparencies are available via http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/usingz.html

Formal Object-oriented Specification Using Object-Z
Formal Object-oriented Specification Using Object-Z

Author: Roger Duke

Publisher: MacMillan

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 9780333801239

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This text presents techniques for the precise description of software or systems using the object-oriented formal specification language, Object Z. It includes numerous and varied case studies to illustrate the techniques and language of object-oriented formal specification and illustrates the key role of formal specification in formal verification and in implementation. Although primarily intended for safety-critical or complex software development, formal specification also has wide application in hardware or general system description.

The Way of Z
The Way of Z

Author: Jonathan Jacky

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9780521559768

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A self-contained tutorial on Z for working programmers discussing practical ways to apply formal methods in real projects, first published in 1997.

Understanding Z
Understanding Z

Author: J. M. Spivey

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1988-03-31

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780521334297

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The Z notation is a language for expressing mathematical specifications of computing systems. By providing a formal semantics for Z, this book justifies the claim that Z is a precise specification language, and provides a standard framework for understanding Z specifications.

An Introduction to Formal Specification and Z
An Introduction to Formal Specification and Z

Author: Ben Potter

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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Following the sucess of the first edition, the authors have updated and revised this bestselling textbook to take into account the changes in the subject over the past 5 years.

Concise Guide to Formal Methods
Concise Guide to Formal Methods

Author: Gerard O'Regan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-08-08

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 3319640216

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This invaluable textbook/reference provides an easy-to-read guide to the fundamentals of formal methods, highlighting the rich applications of formal methods across a diverse range of areas of computing. Topics and features: introduces the key concepts in software engineering, software reliability and dependability, formal methods, and discrete mathematics; presents a short history of logic, from Aristotle’s syllogistic logic and the logic of the Stoics, through Boole’s symbolic logic, to Frege’s work on predicate logic; covers propositional and predicate logic, as well as more advanced topics such as fuzzy logic, temporal logic, intuitionistic logic, undefined values, and the applications of logic to AI; examines the Z specification language, the Vienna Development Method (VDM) and Irish School of VDM, and the unified modelling language (UML); discusses Dijkstra’s calculus of weakest preconditions, Hoare’s axiomatic semantics of programming languages, and the classical approach of Parnas and his tabular expressions; provides coverage of automata theory, probability and statistics, model checking, and the nature of proof and theorem proving; reviews a selection of tools available to support the formal methodist, and considers the transfer of formal methods to industry; includes review questions and highlights key topics in every chapter, and supplies a helpful glossary at the end of the book. This stimulating guide provides a broad and accessible overview of formal methods for students of computer science and mathematics curious as to how formal methods are applied to the field of computing.