Inductive Logic Programming

This textbook is an introduction to denotational semantics and its applications to programming languages. Dr Allison emphasizes a practical approach and the student is encouraged to write and test denotational definitions. The first section is devoted to the mathematical foundations of the subject and sufficient detail is given to illustrate the fundamental problems. The remainder of the book covers the use of denotational semantics to describe sequential programming languages such as Algol, Pascal and C. Throughout, numerous exercises, usually in Pascal, will help the student practise writing definitions and carry out simple applications. The book culminates in discussing an executable semantics of the logic-programming language Prolog. Being an introduction, advanced undergraduates in computer science and graduates new to the subject will find this a readily accessible account of one of the central topics of computer science.

This book is devoted to recursion in programming, the technique by which the solution to a problem is expressed partly in terms of the solution to a simpler version of the same problem. Ultimately the solution to the simplest version must be given explicitly. In functional programming, recursion has received its full due since it is quite often the only repetitive construct. However, the programming language used here is Pascal and the examples have been chosen accordingly. It makes an interesting contrast with the use of recursion in functional and logic programming. The early chapters consider simple linear recursion using examples such as finding the highest common factor of a pair of numbers, and processing linked lists. Subsequent chapters move up through binary recursion, with examples which include the Towers of Hanoi problem and symbolic differentiation, to general recursion. The book contains well over 100 examples.

Reflecting Alan Robinson's fundamental contribution to computational logic, this book brings together seminal papers in inference, equality theories, and logic programming. It is an exceptional collec

This contains the proceedings of the 1991 International Symposium, October 28-31, San Diego, California. Formerly called The North American Conference, the 1991 International Symposium complements the

OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 1, 1990, AUSTIN, TEXASTheory and Foundations. Metaprogramming. Constraints. Implementations, Architecture. Deductive Databases. Language Issues. Relation to Other Paradigms. Para

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Constraint logic programming, the notion of computing with partial information, is becoming recognized as a way of dramatically improving on the current generation of programming languages. This colle

This collection of current research on logic programming languages presents results from a three-year, ESPRIT-funded effort to explore the integration of the foundational issues of functional, logic a

This collection of original research papers assesses and summarizes the impact of types on logic programming. Type theory is a well-established branch of theoretical computer science that has played a

Two-volume set These two volumes collect papers presented at the first joint meeting of the two principal logic programming conferences, held in August of 1988. The more than fifty contributions cover

The SIMATIC S7-1500 programmable logic controller (PLC) sets standards in productivity and efficiency. By its system performance and with PROFINET as the standard interface, it ensures short system re

This book presents a novel approach to database concepts, describing a categorical logic for database schema mapping based on views, within a framework for database integration/exchange and peer-to-pe

Recent years have seen the development of powerful tools for verifying hardware and software systems, as companies worldwide realise the need for improved means of validating their products. There is increasing demand for training in basic methods in formal reasoning so that students can gain proficiency in logic-based verification methods. The second edition of this successful textbook addresses both those requirements, by continuing to provide a clear introduction to formal reasoning which is both relevant to the needs of modern computer science and rigorous enough for practical application. Improvements to the first edition have been made throughout, with extra and expanded sections on SAT solvers, existential/universal second-order logic, micro-models, programming by contract and total correctness. The coverage of model-checking has been substantially updated. Further exercises have been added. Internet support for the book includes worked solutions for all exercises for teachers,

Investigating meta-programming within the logic programming paradigm, "Meta-Logics and Logic Programming" presents original research on an important extension of logic programming that makes it more a

Within the field of logic programming there have been numerous attempts to transform grammars into logic programmes. This book describes a complementary approach that views logic programmes as grammar

This monograph provides an intensive course for graduate students in computer science, as well as others interested in extensions of logic programming, on the theoretical foundations of disjunctive lo

This contains the proceedings of the First International Workshop which took place in Washington DC, June 22-24, 1991. It brought together researchers from the theoretical ends of the logic programmin

The contributors take up applications of logic programming, logic programming and databases, theory of logic and functional programming, parallel executing of logic programs, implementation of logic p

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A new edition of a book, written in a humorous question-and-answer style, that shows how to implement and use an elegant little programming language for logic programming.The goal of this book is to

本套書共收錄2年度之試題，套書內含：1.重點講義，培養基礎實力LM40110101-〈高普特考技師〉計算機概論 本書內容共分為八大單元，依序為基本概論、Digital Logic數位邏輯、Operation System作業系統、System Program系統程式、Programming Language程式語言、Data Structure資料結構、網路、Datebase資料庫等重點觀念。本書

初學者學習程式設計的最大問題，就是不了解程式邏輯(Programming Logic)，學習程式設計，不只需要學會程式語言的語法，更重要的是學會電腦的程式邏輯。 這是一本針對第一次學習程式語言、程式設計和使用整合開發環境的學生與使用者，不只教你Visual Basic程式語法，更附上軟體工具來訓練你的程式邏輯，學習用電腦方式來思考問題和撰寫Visual Basic程式碼。 全書採用實例導引教學

The goal of The Reasoned Schemer is to help the functional programmer think logically and the logic programmer think functionally. The authors of The Reasoned Schemer believe that logic programming i