Introduction to Software Testing

Paul Ammann, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Software Engineering at George Mason University. He received an outstanding teaching award in 2007 from the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering. Dr Ammann earned an AB degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Virginia. Jeff Offutt, Ph.D., is a Professor of Software Engineering at George Mason University. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Software Testing, Verification and Reliability; chair of the steering committee for the IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation; and is on the editorial boards for several journals. He received the outstanding teacher award from the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering in 2003. Dr Offutt earned a B.S. degree in Mathematics and Data Processing from Morehead State University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Part I. Overview: 1. Introduction; Part II. Coverage Criteria: 2. Graph testing; 3. Logic coverage; 4. Input space partitioning; 5. Syntax-based testing; Part III. Applying Criteria in Practice: 6. Practical considerations; 7. Engineering criteria for technologies; 8. Building testing tools; 9. Challenges in testing software.