Subject: Formal Methods in Programming	Code: MI253	

Semester	 Hours: C+S+L	Type	 Section	
1	2+2+0	compulsory	Component-Based Programming - in English	
1	2+2+1	compulsory	Formals Methods in Programming - in English	

Teaching Staff in Charge	Prof. FRENTIU Militon, Ph.D., mfrentiu@cs.ubbcluj.ro	
Aims	To introduce the students to the formal techniques needed in the development of systems. To have an understanding of both the theory and practice of formal mathematical thinking in software specification, verification and development. To be able to perform formal analysis and to reason about designs and developments. To obtain the ability to analyse  the correctness of algorithms, and to measure the qualities of programs	
Content	1. What are Formal Methods? Myths. Applications.
2. Formal Specification:
  - the necessity of formal specifications;
  - specification methods;
  - specification languages (Z, OBJ, VDM, ...);
  - necontradictia specificatiilor
3. The proof of program correctness:
  - methods for proving correctness;
  - automatizing verification process.
4. Refinement of programs from specifications:
5. Object Oriented Development	
Selective References	1. EHRIG H., B.Mahr, Fundamentals of Algebraic Specification, Springer-Verlag, 1985
2. FENTON N.E., Software Metrics. A Rigorous Approach, International Thomson Computer Press, 1995, 332 pages.
3. GOLDSACK S.J., S.J.H.KENT, Formal Methods and Object Technology, Springer-Verlag, 1986.
4. LANO K., Formal Object-Oriented Development, Springer-Verlag, 1995.
5. MORGAN C., Programming from Specifications, Prentice Hall, 1990.
6. SHERRELL L.B., D.L.CARVER, FunZ: An intermediate specification language, Computer Journal, 38(1995), 3, 193-207.
7. WOODCOCK,J., J. DAVIES, Uzing Z. Specification, Refinement and Proof, Prentice-Hall, 1996.
8. KIM S.D., Formal Specification in OO Software Development, PhD Thesis, 1991, Iowa University
9. *** Articole din Interne	
Assessment	A first grade will be given for a final written examination covering both theory and practice, and a second grade will be given for the activity during the term. The final result will be the average of these two grades