Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Computer Science

Meeting: 10:00AM - 10:50AM MWF DCH 1046 (13-JAN-2020 - 24-APR-2020) 

Session: Full Term

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Method of Instruction: Face to Face

Credit Hours: 3

 

Prerequisites: (COMP 382 AND COMP 215) OR COMP 482 OR COMP 409 OR COMP 509

Section Max Enrollment: 20

Section Enrolled: 7

Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 40

Total Cross-list Enrolled: 11

Enrollment data as of: 28-NOV-2023 10:50PM

 

 

Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room

 

Description: Our reliance on software of all forms is increasing by the day. As a result, it is more important than ever to ensure that programs function correctly and cannot be exploited by hostile adversaries. The field of formal methods takes on this challenge, developing algorithms and programming methodologies that can be used to formally reason about what happens when software executes on arbitrary inputs, often without actually executing the program. Such reasoning can be used, for example, to identify subtle bugs and vulnerabilities in programs, or to give mathematical proofs of program correctness. This is a hands-on introduction to the field of formal methods. In this class, you will learn the theoretical foundations of these systems; you will also implement a series of systems that can be used to reason about the correctness of C programs. Cross-list: COMP 403. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for COMP 503 if student has credit for COMP 403.