Elements of Programming
by Alexander Stepanov, Paul McJones
Publisher: Semigroup Press 2019
ISBN-13: 9780578222141
Number of pages: 279
Description:
This book applies the deductive method to programming by affiliating programs with the abstract mathematical theories that enable them to work. Specification of these theories, algorithms written in terms of these theories, and theorems and lemmas describing their properties are presented together.
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