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Theoretical Foundations of Programming Methodology

Lecture Notes of an International Summer School, directed by F. L. Bauer, E. W. Dijkstra and C. A. R. Hoare

Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 91)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Program Development and Verification

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Smoothsort, an Alternative for Sorting in Situ

      • Edsger W. Dijkstra
      Pages 3-17
    3. Lambek and Moser Revisited

      • Edsger W. Dijkstra
      Pages 19-23
    4. A General Axiom of Assignment

      • Joseph M. Morris
      Pages 25-34
    5. Assignment and Linked Data Structures

      • Joseph M. Morris
      Pages 35-41
    6. A Proof of the Schorr-Waite Algorithm

      • Joseph M. Morris
      Pages 43-51
    7. Specification and Derivation of Programs

      • Sharon Sickel
      Pages 103-133
    8. Repaying Our Debts

      • Edsger W. Dijkstra
      Pages 135-141
  3. Denotational Semantics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
    2. Semantic Models

      • Joseph E. Stoy
      Pages 293-325
  4. Abstract Data Types

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 327-327
    2. An Analysis of Semantic Models for Algebraic Specifications

      • Martin Wirsing, Manfred Broy
      Pages 351-413
  5. Infinite Structures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 415-415
    2. Fundamental Properties of Infinite Trees

      • Bruno Courcelle
      Pages 417-471
  6. Concurrent Programs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 553-553

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Informatik der Technischen Universität München, Germany

    Manfred Broy, Gunther Schmidt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Theoretical Foundations of Programming Methodology

  • Book Subtitle: Lecture Notes of an International Summer School, directed by F. L. Bauer, E. W. Dijkstra and C. A. R. Hoare

  • Editors: Manfred Broy, Gunther Schmidt

  • Series Title: Nato Science Series C:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7893-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1460-2Due: 31 July 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1462-6Published: 31 July 1982

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7893-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-2185

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 672

  • Topics: Mathematics, general

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