The purpose of this paper is to report on our experiments to use Isabelle | a generic theorem prover | as a universal environment within which speciication, development and veriication of imperative programs can be performed. The use of a theorem prover for the programming tasks is most appropriate when the processes of program speciication, development and veriication can be presented as logic...

introduction: in the design of educational programs, much attention has been paid to teaching methods, needs assessment, an important part of the development of educational programs, generally is neglected. another important aspect in educational program design is assessing effectiveness. the aims of this study were to design a formal needs assessment program to define the core contents of a fa...

The aim of this paper is to present proof and program development in in-tuitionistic logic and attempt to automating this with tactics and strategies. It is important in computer science to have correct programs and much work has been devoted to this aspect. Typically, the study of the relationships between intuitionistic logic and computer science leads to the programming with proofs, i.e., ex...

We discuss the design and output radiation parameters for the Deep Ultra-violet Free Electron Laser at BNL, which will generate coherent output down to 100 nm using High Gain Harmonic Generation. The result of FEL calculation and the status of the experiment are presented.

We present a methodology for deriving veri ed programs that combines theorem proving and proof transformation steps. It extends the paradigm employed in systems like NuPrl where a program is developed and veri ed through the proof of the speci cation in a constructive type theory. We illustrate our methodology through an extended example | a derivation of Warshall's algorithm for graph reachabi...

The number of cancer survivors has steadily climbed to more than 10 million since the 1980s secondary to advances in detection and treatment modalities. This reality, combined with an aging population, has drawn the attention of the medical community to meet the needs of this population. Therefore, cancer care providers are being called to develop survivorship programs for patients with curable...

The last decade has been a very active period of designing systems for program visualization. Without proper means for describing and evaluating both existing and new systems further develoment may be delayed. Recently, several researchers have been working for creating taxonomies for program visualization systems. During the active period of system development benefits of visualization were of...

Scholars who have studied the adoption of technology in educational settings, believe that professional development is necessary for its successful adoption. This paper addresses a need for an iPad Professional Development Program (iPDP) to support the adoption of iPad tablet computers in higher education teaching and learning. The proposed iPDP is a hybrid program involving both face-to-face l...