Introduction to the Coq Proof Assistant

Andrew Appel
Princeton University
December 7, 2010 - 11:00am

A "proof assistant" is a software package comprising a validity checker for proofs in a particular logic, accompanied by semi-decision procedures called "tactics" that assist the mathematician in filling in the easy parts of the proofs. I will demonstrate the use of the Coq proof assistant in doing simple proofs about inductive structures such as natural numbers, sequences, and trees.

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