| Course Code | COMP4161 |
| Course Title | Advanced Topics in Software Verification |
| Convenor |
Gerwin Klein
,
June Andronick
,
Miki Tanaka
,
Johannes Åman Pohjola
|
| Admin | Gerwin Klein |
| Classes | Timetable for all classes |
| Consultations | On appointment |
| Units of Credit | 6 |
| Course Website | http://cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs4161/21t3/ |
| Handbook Entry | https://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/courses/2021/COMP4161 |
The goal of this course is to educate students in advanced topics in software verification.
Topics include higher order logic, natural deduction, lambda calculus, term rewriting, data types and recursive functions, induction principles, calculational reasoning, mathematical proofs, decision procedures for a variety of logical domains, and proofs about programs.
Before commencing this course, students should:
The course is intended for 4th year or post graduate students. Second and third year students can participate with permission of the lecturer.
At the end of the course, successful students will be able to
The learning focus in this course is primarily on lectures and assignments. The first two assignments are intended to give early feedback and to test your preparedness for the final exam. While marks are assigned to the assignments, their primary purpose is to give you concrete tasks with deadlines to help you structure your learning.
The Student Code of Conduct ( Information , Policy ) sets out what the University expects from students as members of the UNSW community. As well as the learning, teaching and research environment, the University aims to provide an environment that enables students to achieve their full potential and to provide an experience consistent with the University's values and guiding principles. A condition of enrolment is that students inform themselves of the University's rules and policies affecting them, and conduct themselves accordingly.
In particular, students have the responsibility to observe standards of equity and respect in dealing with every member of the University community. This applies to all activities on UNSW premises and all external activities related to study and research. This includes behaviour in person as well as behaviour on social media, for example Facebook groups set up for the purpose of discussing UNSW courses or course work. Behaviour that is considered in breach of the Student Code Policy as discriminatory, sexually inappropriate, bullying, harassing, invading another's privacy or causing any person to fear for their personal safety is serious misconduct and can lead to severe penalties, including suspension or exclusion from UNSW.
If you have any concerns, you may raise them with your lecturer, or approach the School Ethics Officer , Grievance Officer , or one of the student representatives.
Plagiarism is defined as using the words or ideas of others and presenting them as your own. UNSW and CSE treat plagiarism as academic misconduct, which means that it carries penalties as severe as being excluded from further study at UNSW. There are several on-line sources to help you understand what plagiarism is and how it is dealt with at UNSW:
Make sure that you read and understand these. Ignorance is not accepted as an excuse for plagiarism. In particular, you are also responsible that your assignment files are not accessible by anyone but you by setting the correct permissions in your CSE directory and code repository, if using. Note also that plagiarism includes paying or asking another person to do a piece of work for you and then submitting it as your own work.
UNSW has an ongoing commitment to fostering a culture of learning informed by academic integrity. All UNSW staff and students have a responsibility to adhere to this principle of academic integrity. Plagiarism undermines academic integrity and is not tolerated at UNSW. Plagiarism at UNSW is defined as using the words or ideas of others and passing them off as your own.
If you haven't done so yet, please take the time to read the full text of
The pages below describe the policies and procedures in more detail:
You should also read the following page which describes your rights and responsibilities in the CSE context:
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, Lambda Calculus |
| 2 | Proofs in Isabelle, Natural Deduction, HOL |
| 3 | Term Rewriting |
| 4 | Advanced Term Rewriting, Induction |
| 5 |
Recursive Datatypes and Primitive Recursion
|
| 6 | Flexibility week |
| 7 |
General Recursion
|
| 8 |
Hoare Logic
|
| 9 | Weakest Preconditions |
| 10 | C verification |
See the web page on
reading material
. The main textbook is
Concrete Semantics
, also available
online
.
This course is evaluated each session using the myExperience system.
Feedback from the last evaluation of this course was positive and we intend to maintain the same style and content.Resource created Monday 13 September 2021, 09:04:35 AM, last modified Friday 24 September 2021, 02:34:24 PM.