Structured Derivations as a Unifying Proof Format

The structured derivation format is a further development of the calculational proofs that were originally proposed by Edsger W. Dijkstra, Wim Feijen, and Nettie van Gasteren, in the 1980s. A calculational proof is essentially a chain of relations, written with explicit justifications for…

An Overview of Structured Derivations

Structured derivations is the underlying format for writing mathematical derivations in eMath Studio. We give here an overview of the format, and then describe typical ways in which the format is used. The main principles behind structured derivations are the following: The way…