Rigorous Software Development

List of Figures.- 1. Introduction.- 2. An Overview of Formal Methods Tools and Techniques.- 3. Propositional Logic.- 4. First-Order Logic.- 5. Hoare Logic.- 6. Generating Verification Conditions.- 7. Safety Properties.- 8. Procedures and Contracts.- 9. Specifying C Programs.- 10. Verifying C Programs.- Bibliography.- Index.

José Bacelar Almeida is a lecturer at the University of Minho, Portugal. He graduated in Electrical and Computer Engineering and received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minho. His areas of interest include semantics of programming languages, proof assistants, and security.

Maria João Frade obtained her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minho, Portugal, and is currently a lecturer at this institution. Her research interests include type theory, structural proof theory, semantics of programming languages and program logics.

Jorge Sousa Pinto obtained his PhD in Computer Science from École Polytechnique, France, and is currently a lecturer at the University of Minho, Portugal. His interests include program verification and the use of formal methods in software engineering.

Simão Melo de Sousa is a lecturer at the University of Beira Interior, Portugal. He graduated in Computer Science from the University of Orléans, France, and received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis / INRIA. His interests include formal methods, reliability and security of computer systems, and computer-aided reasoning.

From the reviews:

"Provide a refreshing approach to a textbook on formal testing and verification methods. ... intended for undergraduate students and will be useful to practitioners as well. The authors lay out the topics in incremental fashion ... present enough information to foster a good understanding of the theoretical framework supporting formal methods ... . The exercises are very useful and provide a practical side to the methods; the references will be vital to practitioners ... . Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate students, practitioners, and general readers." (L. Benedicenti, Choice, Vol. 49 (1), September, 2011)

"The first half carefully introduces logic without reference to software, while the second half develops verification techniques. ... an undergraduate textbook in computer science and is suitable for well-motivated students willing and able to assimilate the chapters devoted to logic. ... Each chapter ends with a very helpful 'To Learn More' section ... and gives references for further study. ... this book will benefit its intended readers and will give them a good foundation in program verification that can be used in applications ... ." (Arthur Gittleman, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2011)

"This book is a concise introduction to formal methods together with an in-depth coverage of model-based and Hoare logic-based methods and focuses on two approaches ... . This text is a self-contained introduction to program verification using logic-based methods, presented in the broader context of formal methods for software engineering. Undergraduate students will find this useful in their course." (CSI eNewsletter, Vol. 4 (1), January, 2013)

From the reviews:

"Provide a refreshing approach to a textbook on formal testing and verification methods. ... intended for undergraduate students and will be useful to practitioners as well. The authors lay out the topics in incremental fashion ... present enough information to foster a good understanding of the theoretical framework supporting formal methods ... . The exercises are very useful and provide a practical side to the methods; the references will be vital to practitioners ... . Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate students, practitioners, and general readers." (L. Benedicenti, Choice, Vol. 49 (1), September, 2011)

"The first half carefully introduces logic without reference to software, while the second half develops verification techniques. ... an undergraduate textbook in computer science and is suitable for well-motivated students willing and able to assimilate the chapters devoted to logic. ... Each chapter ends with a very helpful 'To Learn More' section ... and gives references for further study. ... this book will benefit its intended readers and will give them a good foundation in program verification that can be used in applications ... ." (Arthur Gittleman, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2011)

"This book is a concise introduction to formal methods together with an in-depth coverage of model-based and Hoare logic-based methods and focuses on two approaches ... . This text is a self-contained introduction to program verification using logic-based methods, presented in the broader context of formal methods for software engineering. Undergraduate students will find this useful in their course." (CSI eNewsletter, Vol. 4 (1), January, 2013)