The Way of Z

This self-contained tutorial on Z presents realistic case studies emphasizing safety-critical systems with examples drawn from embedded controls real-time and concurrent programming computer graphics games text processing databases artificial intelligence and object-oriented programming. It motivates the use of formal methods and discusses practical issues concerning how to apply them in real projects. It also teaches how to apply formal program derivation and verification to implement Z specifications in real programming languages with examples in C. The book includes exercises with solutions reference materials and a guide to further reading.