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Teaching Semantics with a Proof Assistant: No More LSD Trip Proofs

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Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation (VMCAI 2012)

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We describe a course on the semantics of a simple imperative programming language and on applications to compilers, type systems, static analyses and Hoare logic. The course is entirely based on the proof assistant Isabelle and includes a compact introduction to Isabelle. The overall aim is to teach the students how to write correct and readable proofs.

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  1. Institut für Informatik, Technische Universität München, Germany

    Tobias Nipkow

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  1. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), IC IIF LARA INR 318, Station 14, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Viktor Kuncak

  2. Institut für Informatik, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Munich, Germany

    Andrey Rybalchenko

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Nipkow, T. (2012). Teaching Semantics with a Proof Assistant: No More LSD Trip Proofs. In: Kuncak, V., Rybalchenko, A. (eds) Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation. VMCAI 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7148. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27940-9_3

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