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This book provides a systematic and practical approach to designing, analyzing and implementing concurrent programs, using both state models and Java programs to introduce and illustrate key concepts and techniques. Topics covered include:

• threads and interaction
• interference, exclusion and synchronization
• deadlock, safety and liveness properties
• message passing
• concurrent software architectures
• dynamic and timed systems.

Established as a key learning resource for computer science graduate and undergraduate students, this second edition includes new coverage of Program Verification and Logical Properties.

Ideal for classroom use or self-study, this book provides readers with the means to understand the fundamentals and practice of concurrency.