{"product_id":"9780521879408","title":"Programming with Higher-Order Logic","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormal systems that describe computations over syntactic structures occur frequently in computer science. Logic programming provides a natural framework for encoding and animating such systems. However, these systems often embody variable binding, a notion that must be treated carefully at a computational level. This book aims to show that a programming language based on a simply typed version of higher-order logic provides an elegant, declarative means for providing such a treatment. Three broad topics are covered in pursuit of this goal. First, a proof-theoretic framework that supports a general view of logic programming is identified. Second, an actual language called λProlog is developed by applying this view to higher-order logic. Finally, a methodology for programming with specifications is exposed by showing how several computations over formal objects such as logical formulas, functional programs, and λ-terms and π-calculus expressions can be encoded in λProlog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dale Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774070223166,"sku":"9780521879408","price":2376.32,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9780521879408.jpg?v=1766415486","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780521879408","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}