Derivation and Computation : Taking the Curry-Howard Correspondence Seriously Hardback
by H. (University of Manchester) Simmons
Part of the Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science series
Hardback
Description
Mathematics is about proofs, that is the derivation of correct statements; and calculations, that is the production of results according to well-defined sets of rules.
The two notions are intimately related. Proofs can involve calculations, and the algorithm underlying a calculation should be proved correct.
The aim of the author is to explore this relationship.
The book itself forms an introduction to simple type theory.
Starting from the familiar propositional calculus the author develops the central idea of an applied lambda-calculus.
This is illustrated by an account of Gödel's T, a system which codifies number-theoretic function hierarchies.
Each of the book's 52 sections ends with a set of exercises, some 200 in total.
These are designed to help the reader get to grips with the subject, and develop a further understanding.
An appendix contains complete solutions of these exercises.
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- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:18/05/2000
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- ISBN:9780521771733
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
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- Pages:412 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 23 Tables, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:18/05/2000
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- ISBN:9780521771733
