What_is_Required_of_the_User_lparen_Q_rparen_.html -- ACL2 Version 6.3

## What is Required of the User?

It is not easy to build ACL2 models of complex systems. To do so, the user must understand

      * the system being modeled, and

      * ACL2, at least as a programming language.

It is not easy to get ACL2 to prove hard theorems. To do so, the user must understand

      * the model,

      * ACL2 as a mathematical logic, and

      * be able to construct a proof (in interaction with ACL2).

ACL2 will help construct the proof but its primary role is to prevent logical mistakes. The creative burden -- the mathematical insight into why the model has the desired property -- is the user's responsibility.