An analysis of errors in interactive proof attempts

Citation
S. Aitken et T. Melham, An analysis of errors in interactive proof attempts, INTERACT CO, 12(6), 2000, pp. 565-586
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Science & Engineering
Journal title
INTERACTING WITH COMPUTERS
ISSN journal
09535438 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
565 - 586
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-5438(200007)12:6<565:AAOEII>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The practical utility of interactive, user-guided, theorem proving depends on the design of good interaction environments, the study of which should b e grounded in methods of research into human-computer interaction (HCI). Th is paper discusses the relevance of classifications of programming errors d eveloped by the HCI community to the problem of interactive theorem proving . A new taxonomy of errors is proposed for interaction with theorem provers and its adequacy as a usability metric is assessed experimentally. (C) 200 0 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.