The Little Prover

Daniel P. Friedman (Professor, Indiana University), Carl Eastlund, Duane Bibby , J Strother Moore

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MIT Press
10 July 2015

PDA & Handheld programming; Web programming; Software Engineering

Series: The Little Prover

An introduction to writing proofs about computer programs, written in an accessible question-and-answer style, complete with step-by-step examples and a simple proof assistant.

The Little Prover introduces inductive proofs as a way to determine facts about computer programs. It is written in an approachable, engaging style of question-and-answer, with the characteristic humor of The Little Schemer (fourth edition, MIT Press). Sometimes the best way to learn something is to sit down and do it; the book takes readers through step-by-step examples showing how to write inductive proofs. The Little Prover assumes only knowledge of recursive programs and lists (as presented in the first three chapters of The Little Schemer) and uses only a few terms beyond what novice programmers already know. The book comes with a simple proof assistant to help readers work through the book and complete solutions to every example.

By: Daniel P. Friedman (Professor Indiana University), Carl Eastlund
Afterword by: Matthias Felleisen (Trustee Professor Northeastern University)
Foreword by: J Strother Moore
Drawings by: Duane Bibby
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780262527958
ISBN 10: 0262527952
Series: The Little Prover
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 10 July 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniel P. Friedman is Professor of Computer Science in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University and is the author of many books published by the MIT Press, including The Little Schemer and The Seasoned Schemer (with Matthias Felleisen); The Little Prover (with Carl Eastlund); and The Reasoned Schemer (with William E. Byrd, Oleg Kiselyov, and Jason Hemann). Carl Eastlund is a software engineer at Jane Street Capital in New York City. Matthias Felleisen is Trustee Professor in the College of Computer Science at Northeastern University.