Understanding Z: A Specification Language and its Formal Semantics

by J. M. Spivey

Overview

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. It makes a detailed theoretical comparison between schemas, the Z construct for breaking specifications into modules, and the analogous facilities in other languages such as CLEAR and ASL. The final chapter contains a number of studies in Z style, showing that Z can be used for a wide variety of specification tasks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521054140
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/21/2008
Series:	Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science , #3
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.41(h) x 0.31(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic concepts; 3. The semantics of Z; 4. Discussion; 5. Studies in Z style; References; Summary of notation; Index of definitions.

Editorial Reviews

"The book is very well written and accurate, and the graphics are good." Computing Reviews

"The reader finds a well written book on a special rather technical topic...As such it is valuable for those who seek to understand the language Z in more detail..." Zentralblatt fur Mathematik

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