Abstract. We introduce an extension of Hoare logic for call-by-value higherorder functions with ML-like local reference generation. Local references may be generated dynamically an...
ABSTRACT. This paper investigates the problem of finding subclasses of nonmonotonic reasoning which can be implemented efficiently. The ability to "define" propositions u...
The two main types of law are legislation and precedents. Both types have a corresponding reasoning pattern determining legal consequences: legislation can be applied and precedent...
Teaching beginners predicate transformer semantics for imperative languages is not a trivial task. For Computer Science majors, the teaching of the theoretical material must be su...
Abstract. Graded path quantifiers have been recently introduced and investigated as a useful framework for generalizing standard existential and universal path quantifiers in the b...