Formal Methods Teaching

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Workshop and Tutorial, FMTea 2021, Held as Part of the 4th World Congress on Formal Methods, FM 2021, as a virtual event in November 2021.

The 8 full papers presented together with 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 12 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections named: experiences and proposals related with online FM learning and teaching, integrating/embedding FM teaching/thinking within other computer science courses, teaching FM for industry, and innovative learning and teaching methods for FM.

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Introducing Formal Methods to First-Year Students in Three Intensive Weeks.- Online Teaching of Verification of C Programs in Applied Computer Science.- A Proposal for a Framework to Accompany Formal Methods.- Learning Tools.- Increasing Engagement with Interactive Visualization: Formal Methods as Serious Games Increasing Student Self-Reliance and Engagement in ModelChecking Courses.- Teaching Formal Methods to Software Engineers through Collaborative Learning.- Lessons of Formal Program Design in Dafny.- Teaching Correctness-by-Construction and Post-hoc Verification -The Online Experience.- Using Isabelle in Two Courses on Logic and Automated Reasoning.- Introducing Formal Methods to Students who Hate Maths and Struggle with Programming.