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Mathematical Logic

By Hodges Chiswell

Mathematical Logic

By Hodges Chiswell

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Assuming no previous study in logic, this informal yet rigorous text covers the material of a standard undergraduate first course in mathematical logic, using natural deduction and leading up to the completeness theorem for first-order logic. At each stage of the text, the reader is given an intuition based on standard mathematical practice, which is subsequently developed with clean formal mathematics. Alongside the practical examples, readers learn what can andcan't be calculated; for example the correctness of a derivation proving a given sequent can be tested mechanically, but there is no general mechanical test for the existence of a derivation proving the given sequent. The undecidability results are proved rigorously in an optional final chapter,assuming Matiyasevich's theorem characterising the computably enumerable relations. Rigorous proofs of the adequacy and completeness proofs of the relevant logics are provided, with careful attention to the languages involved. Optional sections discuss the classification of mathematical structures by first-order theories; the required theory of cardinality is developed from scratch. Throughout the book there are notes on historical aspects of the material, and connections with linguisticsand computer science, and the discussion of syntax and semantics is influenced by modern linguistic approaches. Two basic themes in recent cognitive science studies of actual human reasoning are also introduced. Including extensive exercises and selected solutions, this text is ideal for students inLogic, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Computer Science.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
260
Release Date:
2007-07-12
Publication Date:
2008-08-22
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198571003
ISBN13:
9780198571001
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[email protected]
Weight:
690 g
Height:
183 cm
Width:
260 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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