Lecture Notes: Formal Methods in Software Engineering

COMP 335/435 | Department of Computer Science | Loyola University Chicago

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These notes are still under construction for spring 2025, so expect a few rough edges. But we’re getting closer! Your contributions are highly welcome! Please submit issues and pull requests.

In this course, we study formal methods suitable for contemporary software engineering practice. This version of the course is normally taught by Konstantin Läufer.

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v25s.1

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add sample projects, activities, tests, and (tiered) master list for presentations