Algebraic Methods: Theory, Tools and Applications [electronic resource] / edited by Martin Wirsing, Jan A. Bergstra.

Algebraic specification a step towards future software engineering -- How to make algebraic specifications more understandable? -- Efficient implementation of an algebraic specification language -- An integrated algebraic approach to the specification of data types, processes and objects -- Software specification by behavioural canons -- An introduction to COLD-K -- A formal specification of INGRES -- The logic MPL? -- Description algebra -- The calculus ?? -- The RAP system as a tool for testing COLD specifications -- A specification of the intel 8085 microprocessor: A case study -- Specification and prototyping of a compiler for a small applicative language -- Algebraic ADT specifications of an extended relational algebra and their conversion into a working prototype -- ACP? a universal axiom system for process specification -- Modular specifications in process algebra -- An algebraic specification of process algebra, including two examples.