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Overview
Equivalence-transformation is a proof system used alongside classical truth-functional pred-logic. It is the foundation upon which pred-trans are based.
%%ANKI Basic Who is the author of "The Science of Programming"? Back: David Gries. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Cloze
Gries replaces logical operator {\Leftrightarrow
} in favor of {=
}.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What Lean theorem justifies Gries' choice of =
over \Leftrightarrow
?
Back: propext
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
Tags: lean
END%%
%%ANKI Basic What are the two calculi Gries describes equivalence-transformation with? Back: A formal system and a system of evaluation. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
A prop-logic is said to be a tautology if it evaluates to T
in every state it is well-defined in. We say propositions E1
and E2
are equivalent if E1 = E2
is a tautology. In this case, we say E1 = E2
is an equivalence.
%%ANKI Basic What does it mean for a proposition to be a tautology? Back: That the proposition is true in every state it is well-defined in. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is tautology e
written equivalently with a quantifier?
Back: For free identifiers i_1, \ldots, i_n
in e
, as \forall (i_1, \ldots, i_n), e
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic The term "equivalent" refers to a comparison between what two objects? Back: Expressions. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What does it mean for two propositions to be equivalent?
Back: Given propositions E1
and E2
, it means E1 = E2
is a tautology.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is an equivalence?
Back: Given propositions E1
and E2
, tautology E1 = E2
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is \Rightarrow
written in terms of other logical operators?
Back: p \Rightarrow q
is equivalent to \neg p \lor q
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is \Leftrightarrow
/=
written in terms of other logical operators?
Back: p \Leftrightarrow q
is equivalent to (p \Rightarrow q) \land (q \Rightarrow p)
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic What distinguishes an equality from an equivalence? Back: An equivalence is an equality that is also a tautology. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Axioms
Commutativity
For propositions E1
and E2
:
(E1 \land E2) = (E2 \land E1)
(E1 \lor E2) = (E2 \lor E1)
(E1 = E2) = (E2 = E1)
%%ANKI
Basic
Which of the basic logical operators do the commutative laws apply to?
Back: \land
, \lor
, and =
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic What do the commutative laws allow us to do? Back: Reorder operands. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the commutative law of e.g. \land
?
Back: E1 \land E2 = E2 \land E1
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Associativity
For propositions E1
, E2
, and E3
:
E1 \land (E2 \land E3) = (E1 \land E2) \land E3
E1 \lor (E2 \lor E3) = (E1 \lor E2) \lor E3
%%ANKI
Basic
Which of the basic logical operators do the associative laws apply to?
Back: \land
and \lor
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic What do the associative laws allow us to do? Back: Remove parentheses. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the associative law of e.g. \land
?
Back: E1 \land (E2 \land E3) = (E1 \land E2) \land E3
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Distributivity
For propositions E1
, E2
, and E3
:
E1 \lor (E2 \land E3) = (E1 \lor E2) \land (E1 \lor E3)
E1 \land (E2 \lor E3) = (E1 \land E2) \lor (E1 \land E3)
%%ANKI
Basic
Which of the basic logical operators do the distributive laws apply to?
Back: \land
and \lor
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic What do the distributive laws allow us to do? Back: "Factor" propositions. Reference: Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the distributive law of e.g. \land
over \lor
?
Back: E1 \land (E2 \lor E3) = (E1 \land E2) \lor (E1 \land E3)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
De Morgan's
For propositions E1
and E2
:
\neg (E1 \land E2) = \neg E1 \lor \neg E2
\neg (E1 \lor E2) = \neg E1 \land \neg E2
%%ANKI
Basic
Which of the basic logical operators do De Morgan's laws involve?
Back: \neg
, \land
, and \lor
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is De Morgan's law (distributing \land
) expressed as an equivalence?
Back: \neg (E1 \land E2) = \neg E1 \lor \neg E2
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Law of Negation
For any proposition E1
, it follows that \neg (\neg E1) = E1
.
%%ANKI
Basic
How is the law of negation expressed as an equivalence?
Back: \neg (\neg E1) = E1
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Law of Excluded Middle
For any proposition E1
, it follows that E1 \lor \neg E1 = T
.
%%ANKI
Basic
Which of the basic logical operators does the law of excluded middle involve?
Back: \lor
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is the law of excluded middle expressed as an equivalence?
Back: E1 \lor \neg E1 = T
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic "This sentence is false" questions which classical principle? Back: The law of excluded middle. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Law of Contradiction
For any proposition E1
, it follows that E1 \land \neg E1 = F
.
%%ANKI
Basic
Which of the basic logical operators does the law of contradiction involve?
Back: \land
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is the law of contradiction expressed as an equivalence?
Back: E1 \land \neg E1 = F
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Cloze
The law of {1:excluded middle} is to {2:\lor
} whereas the law of {2:contradiction} is to {1:\land
}.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic What does the principle of explosion state? Back: That any statement can be proven from a contradiction. Reference: “Principle of Explosion,” in Wikipedia, July 3, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principle_of_explosion.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is the principle of explosion stated in first-order logic?
Back: \forall P, F \Rightarrow P
Reference: “Principle of Explosion,” in Wikipedia, July 3, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principle_of_explosion.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What does the law of contradiction say?
Back: For any proposition P
, it holds that \neg (P \land \neg P)
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic How does the principle of explosion relate to the law of contradiction? Back: If a contradiction could be proven, then anything can be proven (using the principle of explosion). Reference: “Principle of Explosion,” in Wikipedia, July 3, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principle_of_explosion.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Suppose P
and \neg P
. Show schematically how to use the principle of explosion to prove Q
.
Back: \begin{align*} P \ \neg P \ P \lor Q \ \hline Q \end{align*}$$Reference: “Principle of Explosion,” in Wikipedia, July 3, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principle_of_explosion.
END%%
%%ANKI Cloze The law of {contradiction} and law of {excluded middle} create a dichotomy in "logical space". Reference: “Law of Noncontradiction,” in Wikipedia, June 14, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Law_of_noncontradiction.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic Which property of partitions is analagous to the law of contradiction on "logical space"? Back: Disjointedness. Reference: “Law of Noncontradiction,” in Wikipedia, June 14, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Law_of_noncontradiction.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic Which property of partitions is analagous to the law of excluded middle on "logical space"? Back: Exhaustiveness. Reference: “Law of Noncontradiction,” in Wikipedia, June 14, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Law_of_noncontradiction.
END%%
%%ANKI Cloze The law of {1:contradiction} is to "{2:mutually exclusive}" whereas the law of {2:excluded middle} is "{1:jointly exhaustive}". Reference: “Law of Noncontradiction,” in Wikipedia, June 14, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Law_of_noncontradiction.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic Which logical law proves equivalence of the law of contradiction and excluded middle? Back: De Morgan's law. Reference: “Law of Noncontradiction,” in Wikipedia, June 14, 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Law_of_noncontradiction.
END%%
Law of Implication
For any propositions E1
and E2
, it follows that E1 \Rightarrow E2 = \neg E1 \lor E2
.
Law of Equality
For any propositions E1
and E2
, it follows that (E1 = E2) = (E1 \Rightarrow E2) \land (E2 \Rightarrow E1)
.
Law of Or-Simplification
For any propositions E1
and E2
, it follows that:
E1 \lor E1 = E1
E1 \lor T = T
E1 \lor F = E1
E1 \lor (E1 \land E2) = E1
Law of And-Simplification
For any propositions E1
and E2
, it follows that:
E1 \land E1 = E1
E1 \land T = E1
E1 \land F = F
E1 \land (E1 \lor E2) = E1
Law of Identity
For any proposition E1
, E1 = E1
.
Inference Rules
- Rule of Substitution
- Let
P(r)
be a predicate andE1 = E2
be an equivalence. ThenP(E1) = P(E2)
is an equivalence.
- Let
- Rule of Transitivity
- Let
E1 = E2
andE2 = E3
be equivalences. ThenE1 = E3
is an equivalence.
- Let
%%ANKI Basic What two inference rules make up the equivalence-transformation formal system? Back: Substitution and transitivity. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic Which of the two inference rules that make up the equivalence-transformation formal system is redundant? Back: Transitivity. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What does the rule of substitution say in the system of evaluation?
Back: Let P(r)
be a predicate and E1 = E2
be an equivalence. Then P(E1) = P(E2)
is an equivalence.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic How is the rule of substitution written as an inference rule (in standard form)? Back:
\begin{matrix}
E1 = E2 \\
\hline P(E1) = P(E2)
\end{matrix}
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What does the rule of transitivity state in the system of evaluation?
Back: Let E1 = E2
and E2 = E3
. Then E1 = E3
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic How is the rule of transitivity written as an inference rule (in standard form)? Back:
\begin{matrix}
E1 = E2, E2 = E3 \\
\hline E1 = E3
\end{matrix}
END%%
%%ANKI Basic What is a "theorem" in the equivalence-transformation formal system? Back: An equivalence derived from the axioms and inference rules. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic How is e.g. the Law of Implication proven in the system of evaluation? Back: With truth tables. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic How is e.g. the Law of Implication proven in the formal system? Back: It isn't. It is an axiom. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Cloze
The system of evaluation and formal system are connected by the following biconditional: {e
is a tautology} iff {e = T
is a theorem}.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Cloze
The {1:system of evaluation} is to {2:"e
is a tautology"} whereas the {2:formal system} is to {1:"e = T
is a theorem"}.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Selectors
A selector denotes a finite sequence of subscript expressions, each enclosed in brackets. \epsilon
denotes the empty selector. For example, variable x
is equivalently denoted as x \circ \epsilon
whereas for array b
, b[i]
is equivalently denoted as b \circ [i]
.
Selector update syntax allows specifying a new value with previous subscripted values overridden. For instance, (b; i{:}e)
denotes b
with b[i]
now referring to e
. More formally, for any j \in \mathop{domain}(b)
, (b; i{:}e)[j] = \begin{cases} i = j \rightarrow e \ i \neq j \rightarrow b[j] \end{cases}
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. What does b.lower
denote?
Back: The lower subscript bound of the array.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. What does b.upper
denote?
Back: The upper subscript bound of the array.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. How is domain(b)
defined in set-theoretic notation?
Back: \{i \mid b.lower \leq i \leq b.upper\}
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b[0{:}2]
be an array. What is b.lower
?
Back: 0
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b[0{:}2]
be an array. What is b.upper
?
Back: 2
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Execution of b[i] := e
of array b
in state s
yields what new value of b
?
Back: b = (b; i{:}s(e))
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let s
be a state. What is x
in (s; x{:}e)
?
Back: An identifier found in s
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let s
be a state. What is e
in (s; x{:}e)
?
Back: An expression.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let s
be a state. What is e
's type in (s; x{:}e)
?
Back: A type matching x
's declaration.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. What is x
in (b; x{:}e)
?
Back: An expression that evaluates to a member of domain(b)
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. What is e
's type in (b; x{:}e)
?
Back: A type matching b
's member declaration.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. What case analysis does (b; i{:}e)[j]
evaluate to?
Back: (b; i{:}e)[j] = \begin{cases} i = j \rightarrow e \ i \neq j \rightarrow b[j] \end{cases}
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. How is (((b; i{:}e_1); j{:}e_2); k{:}e_3)
rewritten without nesting?
Back: As (b; i{:}e_1; j{:}e_2; k{:}e_3)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. How is (b; (i{:}e_1; (j{:}e_2; (k{:}e_3))))
rewritten without nesting?
Back: N/A. This is invalid syntax.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. How is (b; i{:}e_1; j{:}e_2; k{:}e_3)
rewritten with nesting?
Back: As (((b; i{:}e_1); j{:}e_2); k{:}e_3)
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. What does (b; i{:}2; i{:}3; i{:}4)[i]
evaluate to?
Back: 4
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. How is (b; 0{:}8; 2{:}9; 0{:}7)[1]
simplified?
Back: As b[1]
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic According to Gries, what is the traditional interpretation of an array? Back: As a collection of subscripted independent variables (with a common name). Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic According to Gries, what is the new interpretation of an array? Back: As a function. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What propositional expression results from eliminating (b; \ldots)
notation from (b; i{:}5)[j] = 5
?
Back: (i = j \land 5 = 5) \lor (i \neq j \land b[j] = 5)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What logical axiom is used when eliminating (b; \ldots)
notation from e.g. (b; i{:}5)[j] = 5
?
Back: The Law of the Excluded Middle.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Cloze
For state s
and array b
, {(s; x{:}s(x))
} is analagous to {(b; i{:}b[i])
}.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the simplification of (b; i{:}b[i]; j{:}b[j]; k{:}b[j])
?
Back: (b; k{:}b[j])
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given array b
, what terminology does Gries use to describe i{:}j
in e.g. b[i{:}j]
?
Back: A section.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given array b
, how many elements are in section b[i{:}j]
?
Back: j - i + 1
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given array b
and fixed j
, what is the largest possible value of i
in b[i{:}j]
?
Back: j + 1
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given array b
, how many elements are in b[j{+}1{:}j]
?
Back: 0
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given array b
, what is b[1{:}5] = x
an abbreviation for?
Back: \forall i, 1 \leq i \leq 5 \Rightarrow b[i] = x
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given array b
, what is b[1{:}k{-}1] < x < b[k{:}n{-}1]
an abbreviation for?
Back: (\forall i, 1 \leq i < k \Rightarrow b[i] < x) \land (\forall i, k \leq i < n \Rightarrow x < b[i])
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Generalizing further to all variable types x
, \begin{align*} (x; \epsilon{:}e) & = e \ (x; [i] {\circ} s{:}e)[j] & = \begin{cases} i \neq j \rightarrow x[j] \ i = j \rightarrow (x[j]; s{:}e) \end{cases} \end{align*}
%%ANKI Basic What is a selector? Back: A finite sequence of subscript expressions. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given valid expression (x; [i]{\circ}s{:}e)
, what can be said about i
?
Back: i
is in the domain of x
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the base case of selector update syntax?
Back: (x; \epsilon{:}e) = e
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is the null selector usually denoted?
Back: \epsilon
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic The null selector is the identity element of what operation? Back: Subscript sequence concatenation. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is assignment x := e
rewritten with a selector?
Back: x \circ \epsilon := e
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is x \circ \epsilon := e
rewritten using selector update syntax?
Back: x := (x; \epsilon{:}e)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is command x := (x; \epsilon{:}e)
more compactly rewritten?
Back: x := e
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What two assignments (i.e. using :=
) are used to prove e = (x; \epsilon{:}e)
?
Back: x := e
and x \circ \epsilon := e
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How do assignments x := e
and x \circ \epsilon := e
prove e = (x; \epsilon{:}e)
?
Back: The assignments have the same effect and the latter can be written as x := (x; \epsilon{:}e)
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. How is b[i][j] := e
rewritten using selector update syntax?
Back: b := (b; [i][j]{:}e)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array. What does (b; \epsilon{:}g)
evaluate to?
Back: g
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array and i = j
. What does (b; [i]{\circ}s{:}e)[j]
evaluate to?
Back: (b[j]; s{:}e)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Let b
be an array and i \neq j
. What does (b; [i]{\circ}s{:}e)[j]
evaluate to?
Back: b[j]
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Maintaining selector update syntax, how is (c; [1]{:}3)[1]
rewritten with [1]
commuted as leftward as possible?
Back: (c[1]; \epsilon{:}3)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic Consider selector update syntax. Is precedence left-to-right or right-to-left? Back: Right-to-left. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic What does it mean for selector update syntax to have right-to-left precedence? Back: Rightmost selectors overwrite duplicate selectors. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is (b; s_1{:}e_1; s_2{:}e_2; s_1{:}e_3)
simplified?
Back: As (b; s_2{:}e_2; s_1{:}e_3)
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Substitution
Textual substitution refers to the replacement of a pred-logic#Identifiers identifier with an expression, introducing parentheses as necessary. This concept amounts to the #Equivalence Rules with different notation.
%%ANKI Basic Textual substitution is derived from what equivalence rule? Back: The substitution rule. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Simple
If x
denotes a variable and e
an expression, substitution of x
by e
is denoted as \large{E_e^x}
%%ANKI
Basic
What term refers to x
in textual substitution E_e^x
?
Back: The reference.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What term refers to e
in textual substitution E_e^x
?
Back: The expression.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What term refers to both x
and e
together in textual substitution E_e^x
?
Back: The reference-expression pair.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What identifier is guaranteed to not occur freely in E_e^x
?
Back: N/A.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What identifier is guaranteed to not occur freely in E_{s(e)}^x
?
Back: x
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Why does x
not occur freely in E_{s(e)}^x
?
Back: Because s(e)
evaluates to a constant proposition.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the role of E
in textual substitution E_e^x
?
Back: It is the expression in which free occurrences of x
are replaced.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the role of e
in textual substitution E_e^x
?
Back: It is the expression that is evaluated and substituted into E
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the role of x
in textual substitution E_e^x
?
Back: It is the identifier matching free occurrences in E
that are replaced.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is textual substitution E_e^x
interpreted as a function?
Back: As E(e)
, where E
is a function of x
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Why does Gries prefer notation E_e^x
over e.g. E(e)
?
Back: The former indicates the identifier to replace.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What two scenarios ensure E_e^x = E
is an equivalence?
Back: x = e
or no free occurrences of x
exist in E
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
If x \neq e
, why might E_e^x = E
be an equivalence despite x
existing in E
?
Back: The only occurrences of x
in E
may be bound.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is required for E_e^x
to be valid?
Back: Substitution must result in a syntactically valid expression.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the result of the following? (x < y \land (\forall i : 0 \leq i < n : b[i] < y))_z^x$$
Back:
(z < y \land (\forall i : 0 \leq i < n : b[i] < y))
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the result of the following? (x < y \land (\forall i : 0 \leq i < n : b[i] < y))_z^y$$
Back:
(x < z \land (\forall i : 0 \leq i < n : b[i] < z))
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the result of the following? (x < y \land (\forall i : 0 \leq i < n : b[i] < y))_z^i$$
Back:
(x < y \land (\forall i : 0 \leq i < n : b[i] < y))
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
General
We can generalize textual substitution to operate on a vector of reference-expression pairs, where each reference corresponds to some identifier concatenated with a selector. Let \bar{x} = \langle x_1, \ldots, x_n \rangle
denote a vector of identifiers concatenated with selectors and \bar{e} = \langle e_1, \ldots, e_n \rangle
denote a vector of expressions. Then textual substitition of \bar{x}
with \bar{e}
in expression E
is denoted as \large{E_{\bar{e}}^{\bar{x}}}
Substitution is defined recursively as follows:
- If each
x_i
is a distinct identifier with a null selector, thenE_{\bar{e}}^{\bar{x}}
is the simultaneous substitution of\bar{x}
with\bar{e}
. - Adjacent reference-expression pairs may be permuted as long as they begin with different identifiers. That is, for all distinct
b
andc
,\Large{E_{\bar{e}, ,f, ,h, ,\bar{g}}^{\bar{x}, ,b, ,c, ,\bar{y}} = E_{\bar{x}, ,h, ,f, ,\bar{g}}^{\bar{x}, ,c, ,b, ,\bar{y}}}
- Multiple assignments to subparts of an object
b
can be viewed as a single assignment tob
. That is, providedb
does not begin any of thex_i
,\Large{E_{e_1, ,\ldots, ,e_m, ,\bar{g}}^{b ,\circ, s_1, ,\ldots, ,b ,\circ, s_m, ,\bar{x}} = E_{(b; ,s_1{:}e_1; ,\cdots; ,s_m{:}e_m), ,\bar{g}}^{b, ,\bar{x}}}
Note that simultaneous substitution is different from sequential substitution.
%%ANKI
Basic
Consider E_{\bar{e}}^{\bar{x}}
. What is each x_i
in \bar{x}
?
Back: An identifier concatenated with a selector.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Consider E_{\bar{e}}^{\bar{x}}
. What is each e_i
in \bar{e}
?
Back: An expression.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the base case in the evaluation of E_{\bar{e}}^{\bar{x}}
?
Back: If \bar{x}
are distinct identifiers with null selectors, direct simultaneous substitution.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Which of E_{\bar{e}}^{\bar{x}}
's reference-expression pairs may be moved?
Back: Adjacent pairs with distinct identifiers.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
When is b_1 \circ s_1
and b_2 \circ s_2
said to have distinct identifiers?
Back: When b_1 \neq b_2
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
When is b_1 \circ s_1
and b_2 \circ s_2
said to have distinct selectors?
Back: When s_1 \neq s_2
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Suppose x
and y
are distinct. Is the following a tautology? \large{E_{e_1, e_2}^{x, y} = E_{e_2, e_1}^{y, x}}
Back: Yes.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
When is the following a tautology? \large{E_{e_1, e_2}^{x, y} = E_{e_2, e_1}^{y, x}}
Back: When
x
and y
refer to distinct identifiers.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Suppose x = y
. When is the following a tautology? \large{E_{e_1, e_2}^{x, y} = E_{e_2, e_1}^{x, y}}
Back: When
e_1 = e_2
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Suppose x
, y
, z
are distinct. What next simplification step can be taken before substitution? \large{E_{e_1, e_2, e_3}^{x, y, z}}
Back: N/A.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Suppose x \neq y
. What next simplification step can be taken before substitution? \large{E_{e_1, e_2, e_3}^{x, y, x}}
Back:
\large{E_{e_1, e_3, e_2}^{x, x, y}}
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Suppose x \neq y
. What next simplification step can be taken before substitution? \large{E_{e_1, e_3, e_2}^{x, x, y}}
Back:
\large{E_{(x; ,\epsilon{:}e_1; ,\epsilon{:}e_3), e_2}^{x, y}}
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Suppose x \neq y
. What next simplification step can be taken before substitution? \large{E_{(x; ,\epsilon{:}e_1; ,\epsilon{:}e_3), e_2}^{x, y}}
Back:
\large{E_{e_3, e_2}^{x, y}}
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Suppose x \neq y
. Why isn't the following a tautology? \large{E_{e_1, e_2, e_3}^{x, y, x}} = E_{(x; \epsilon{:}e_1), e_2, e_3}^{x, y, x}
Back: N/A. It is.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Suppose x \neq y
. Why isn't the following a tautology? \large{E_{e_1, e_2, e_3, e_4}^{x[1], x[2], y, x[3]}} = E_{(x; ,[1]{:}e_1; ,[2]{:}e_2), e_3, e_4}^{x, y, x[3]}
Back: N/A. It is.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Consider array b
and i \in \mathop{domain}(b)
. What next simplification step can be taken before substitution? \large{E_{e}^{b[i]}}
Back:
\large{E_{(b; [i]{:}e)}^{b}}
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Consider identifier x
, array b
and i \in \mathop{domain}(b)
. What next simplification step can be taken before substitution? \large{E_{b[i]}^{x}}
Back: N/A.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
Theorems
(E_u^x)_v^x = E_{u_v^x}^x
- The only possible free occurrences of
x
that may appear after the first of the substitutions occur inu
.
- The only possible free occurrences of
%%ANKI
Basic
How do we simplify (E_u^x)_v^x
?
Back: As E_{u_v^x}^x
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is E_{u_v^x}^x
rewritten as sequential substitution?
Back: As (E_u^x)_v^x
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Why is (E_u^x)_v^x = E_{u_v^x}^x
an equivalence?
Back: After the first substitution, the only possible free occurrences of x
are in u
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
- If
y \not\in FV(E)
, then(E_u^x)_v^y = E_{u_v^y}^x
.y
may not be free inE
but substitutingx
withu
can introduce a free occurrence. It doesn't matter if we perform the substitution first or second though.
%%ANKI
Basic
In what two scenarios is (E_u^x)_v^y = E_{u_v^y}^x
always an equivalence?
Back: x = y
or y
is not free in E
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
If x \neq y
, when is (E_u^x)_v^y = E_{u_v^y}^x
?
Back: When y
is not free in E
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Why does y \not\in FV(E)
ensure (E_u^x)_v^y = E_{u_v^y}^x
is an equivalence?
Back: If it were, a v
would exist in the LHS that doesn't in the RHS.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How does Gries denote state s
with identifer x
set to value v
?
Back: (s; x{:}v)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How is (s; x{:}v)
written instead using set-theoretical notation?
Back: (s - \{\langle x, s(x) \rangle\}) \cup \{\langle x, v \rangle\}
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Execution of x := e
in state s
terminates in what new state?
Back: (s; x{:}s(e))
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given state s
, what statement does (s; x{:}s(e))
derive from?
Back: x := e
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What missing value guarantees state s
satisfies equivalence s = (s; x{:}\_)
?
Back: s(x)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given state s
, why is it that s = (s; x{:}s(x))
?
Back: Evaluating x
in state s
yields s(x)
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
s(E_e^x) = s(E_{s(e)}^x)
- Substituting
x
withe
and then evaluating is the same as substitutingx
with the evaluation ofe
.
- Substituting
%%ANKI
Basic
How can we simplify s(E_{s(e)}^x)
?
Back: As s(E_e^x)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given state s
, what equivalence relates E_e^x
with E_{s(e)}^x
?
Back: s(E_e^x) = s(E_{s(e)}^x)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
- Let
s
be a state ands' = (s; x{:}s(e))
. Thens'(E) = s(E_e^x)
.
%%ANKI
Cloze
Let s
be a state and s' = (
{s; x{:}s(e)
})
. Then s'(
{E
}) = s(
{E_e^x
})
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
If s' = (s; x{:}s(e))
, then s'(E) = s(E_e^x)
. Why do we not say s' = (s; x{:}e)
instead?
Back: The value of a state's identifier must always be a constant proposition.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
How do you define s'
such that s(E_e^x) = s'(E)
?
Back: s' = (s; x{:}s(e))
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Given defined value v \neq s(x)
, when is s(E) = (s; x{:}v)(E)
?
Back: When x
is not free in E
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
- Given identifiers
\bar{x}
and fresh identifiers\bar{u}
,(E_{\bar{u}}^{\bar{x}})_{\bar{x}}^{\bar{u}} = E
.
%%ANKI
Basic
When is (E_{\bar{u}}^{\bar{x}})_{\bar{x}}^{\bar{u}} = E
guaranteed to be an equivalence?
Back: When \bar{x}
and \bar{u}
refer to distinct identifiers (concatenated with selectors).
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
States
A state is a function that maps identifiers to T
or F
. A proposition can be equivalently seen as a representation of the set of states in which it is true.
%%ANKI Basic What is a state? Back: A function mapping identifiers to values. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Is (b \land c)
well-defined in \{\langle b, T \rangle, \langle c, F \rangle\}
?
Back: Yes.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
Is (b \lor d)
well-defined in \{\langle b, T \rangle, \langle c, F \rangle\}
?
Back: No.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic A proposition is well-defined with respect to what? Back: A state to evaluate against. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What DNF proposition represents states \{(b, T), (c, T)\}
and \{(b, F), (c, F)\}
?
Back: (b \land c) \lor (\neg b \land \neg c)
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What set of states does proposition a \land b
represent?
Back: \{\{\langle a, T \rangle, \langle b, T \rangle\}\}
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What set of states does proposition a \lor b
represent?
Back: \{\{\langle a, T \rangle, \langle b, T \rangle\}, \{\langle a, T \rangle, \langle b, F \rangle\}, \{\langle a, F \rangle, \langle b, T \rangle\}\}
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is sloppy about phrase "the states in b \lor \neg c
"?
Back: b \lor \neg c
is not a set but a representation of a set (of states).
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the weakest proposition?
Back: T
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What set of states does T
represent?
Back: The set of all states.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What is the strongest proposition?
Back: F
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
What set of states does F
represent?
Back: The set of no states.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI Basic What does a proposition represent? Back: The set of states in which it is true. Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
When is p
stronger than q
?
Back: When p \Rightarrow q
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
If p \Rightarrow q
, which of p
or q
is considered stronger?
Back: p
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
END%%
%%ANKI
Basic
When is p
weaker than q
?
Back: When q \Rightarrow p
.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
If p \Rightarrow q
, which of p
or q
is considered weaker?
Back: q
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
Why is b \land c
stronger than b \lor c
?
Back: The former represents a subset of the states the latter represents.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
Given sets a
and b
, a = b
is equivalent to the conjunction of what two expressions?
Back: a \subseteq b
and b \subseteq a
.
Reference: Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Cloze
{a \Rightarrow b
} is to propositional logic as {a \subseteq b
} is to sets.
Reference: Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Cloze
{a \Leftrightarrow b
} is to propositional logic as {a = b
} is to sets.
Reference: Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
Is (i \geq 0)
well-defined in \{(i, -10)\}
?
Back: Yes.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
Is (i \geq 0)
well-defined in \{(j, -10)\}
?
Back: No.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
What predicate represents states \{(i, 0), (i, 2), (i, 4), \ldots\}
?
Back: i \geq 0
is even.
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
What is sloppy about phrase "the states in i + j = 0
"?
Back: i + j = 0
is not a set but a representation of a set (of states).
Reference: Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Bibliography
- Avigad, Jeremy. ‘Theorem Proving in Lean’, n.d.
- Gries, David. The Science of Programming. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.