Formal methods in the classroom: The logic of real-time software design

Proceedings - Real-Time Systems Education III, RTSE 1998

Volumn 1998-November, Issue , 1998, Pages 63-70

  Ostroff, J S ^a   Paige, R F ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULA; DESIGN SOFTWARES; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; REAL TIME; REAL-TIME SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CYCLES;

FORMAL METHODS;

EID: 84909969630     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RTSE.1998.766514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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