DM846: Logic for Computer Science
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish or English depending on the teacher, but English if international students are enrolled
EKA: N340037102, N340037112
Assessment: Second examiner: Internal, Second examiner: None
Grading: 7-point grading scale, Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Spring
Level: Master's level course approved as PhD course
STADS ID (UVA): N340037101
ECTS value: 10
Date of Approval: 02-10-2019
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Comment
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
The student is expected to have basic understanding of mathematical proofs and to be familiar with the basics of propositional logic and predicate calculus, obtainable e.g. by having followed DM535 Discrete methods for computer science or MM537 Introduction to Mathematical Methods.
Course introduction
The aim of this course is to provide students with a background on logic focusing on aspects most relevant to computer science.
Expected learning outcome
At the end of this course, the student is expected to have the following competences:
- understand the theoretical concepts of soundness, completeness, and decidability
- prove soundness of particular logics
- choose the logic framework most suited for particular computer science applications
- be able to use existing tools for reasoning within particular logics
Content
- deductive systems for propositional logic
- first order logic and subsets thereof, combinatorial logic and type theory
- Curry-Howard isomorphism
- modal and temporal logic
- formal specification and validation
- pi-calculus, tools for logic reasoning
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element b)
Timing
June
Tests
Oral exam
EKA
N340037102
Assessment
Second examiner: Internal
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
7
Additional information
Oral exam based on a project and subjects from the lessons.
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Exam element a)
Timing
Spring
Tests
Mandatory assignments
EKA
N340037112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
3
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 42 hours
Skills training phase: 20 hours, hereof:
- Tutorials: 20 hours