An Introduction to Formal Specification and Z /
Ben Potter, Jane Sinclair, David Till
- 2nd ed
- New York ; London : Prentice-Hall, c1996
- xiv, 434 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
- Prentice-Hall international series in computer science .
Includes bibliography and index
*Introduction. *Formal Specification within Software Engineering. *An informal introduction to Logic and Set Theory. *The Z Notation: Mathematical Language. *The Z Notation: Relations and Functions. *The Z Notation:Schemas and Specification Structure. *A First Specification.Formal Reasoning. *From Specification to Program. *From Theory to Practice. *Appendices. *Bibliography. *Index.
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.