Collected Works of Larry Wos, the (in 2 Volumes) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789810240011)

Automated reasoning programs are successfully tackling challenging problems in mathematics and logic, program verification, and circuit design. This two-volume book includes all the published papers of Dr Larry Wos, one of the world's pioneers in automated reasoning. It provides a wealth of information for students, teachers, researchers, and even historians of computer science about this rapidly growing field.The book has the following special features: (1) It presents the strategies introduced by Wos which have made automated reasoning a practical tool for solving challenging puzzles and deep problems in mathematics and logic;(2) It provides a history of the field -- from its earliest stages as mechanical theorem proving to its broad base now as automated reasoning;(3) It illustrates some of the remarkable successes automated reasoning programs have had in tackling challenging problems in mathematics, logic, program verification, and circuit design;(4) It includes a CD-ROM, with a searchable index of all the papers, enabling readers to peruse the papers easily for ideas.

Author: Gail W. Pieper,Larry Wos
ISBN-10: 9810240015
ISBN-13: 9789810240011
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2000
Pages: 1680
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 5.74lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.67w x 3.73d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 19