Introduction To Mathematical Logic Fourth Edition

Author : Elliott Mendelson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997-06-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0412808307

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Introduction to Mathematical Logic, Fourth Edition by Elliott Mendelson Pdf

The Fourth Edition of this long-established text retains all the key features of the previous editions, covering the basic topics of a solid first course in mathematical logic. This edition includes an extensive appendix on second-order logic, a section on set theory with urlements, and a section on the logic that results when we allow models with empty domains. The text contains numerous exercises and an appendix furnishes answers to many of them. Introduction to Mathematical Logic includes: propositional logic first-order logic first-order number theory and the incompleteness and undecidability theorems of Gödel, Rosser, Church, and Tarski axiomatic set theory theory of computability The study of mathematical logic, axiomatic set theory, and computability theory provides an understanding of the fundamental assumptions and proof techniques that form basis of mathematics. Logic and computability theory have also become indispensable tools in theoretical computer science, including artificial intelligence. Introduction to Mathematical Logic covers these topics in a clear, reader-friendly style that will be valued by anyone working in computer science as well as lecturers and researchers in mathematics, philosophy, and related fields.

Author : Elliot Mendelsohn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461572886

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Introduction to Mathematical Logic by Elliot Mendelsohn Pdf

This is a compact mtroduction to some of the pnncipal tOpICS of mathematical logic . In the belief that beginners should be exposed to the most natural and easiest proofs, I have used free-swinging set-theoretic methods. The significance of a demand for constructive proofs can be evaluated only after a certain amount of experience with mathematical logic has been obtained. If we are to be expelled from "Cantor's paradise" (as nonconstructive set theory was called by Hilbert), at least we should know what we are missing. The major changes in this new edition are the following. (1) In Chapter 5, Effective Computability, Turing-computabIlity IS now the central notion, and diagrams (flow-charts) are used to construct Turing machines. There are also treatments of Markov algorithms, Herbrand-Godel-computability, register machines, and random access machines. Recursion theory is gone into a little more deeply, including the s-m-n theorem, the recursion theorem, and Rice's Theorem. (2) The proofs of the Incompleteness Theorems are now based upon the Diagonalization Lemma. Lob's Theorem and its connection with Godel's Second Theorem are also studied. (3) In Chapter 2, Quantification Theory, Henkin's proof of the completeness theorem has been postponed until the reader has gained more experience in proof techniques. The exposition of the proof itself has been improved by breaking it down into smaller pieces and using the notion of a scapegoat theory. There is also an entirely new section on semantic trees.

Author : Elliot Mendelsohn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1987-02-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:39015040396155

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Introduction to Mathematical Logic by Elliot Mendelsohn Pdf

This is a compact mtroduction to some of the pnncipal tOpICS of mathematical logic . In the belief that beginners should be exposed to the most natural and easiest proofs, I have used free-swinging set-theoretic methods. The significance of a demand for constructive proofs can be evaluated only after a certain amount of experience with mathematical logic has been obtained. If we are to be expelled from "Cantor's paradise" (as nonconstructive set theory was called by Hilbert), at least we should know what we are missing. The major changes in this new edition are the following. (1) In Chapter 5, Effective Computability, Turing-computabIlity IS now the central notion, and diagrams (flow-charts) are used to construct Turing machines. There are also treatments of Markov algorithms, Herbrand-Godel-computability, register machines, and random access machines. Recursion theory is gone into a little more deeply, including the s-m-n theorem, the recursion theorem, and Rice's Theorem. (2) The proofs of the Incompleteness Theorems are now based upon the Diagonalization Lemma. Lob's Theorem and its connection with Godel's Second Theorem are also studied. (3) In Chapter 2, Quantification Theory, Henkin's proof of the completeness theorem has been postponed until the reader has gained more experience in proof techniques. The exposition of the proof itself has been improved by breaking it down into smaller pieces and using the notion of a scapegoat theory. There is also an entirely new section on semantic trees.

Author : Elliott Mendelson
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UOM:39015039000214

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Introduction to Mathematical Logic by Elliott Mendelson Pdf

Author : Christopher C. Leary,Lars Kristiansen
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781942341079

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A Friendly Introduction to Mathematical Logic by Christopher C. Leary,Lars Kristiansen Pdf

At the intersection of mathematics, computer science, and philosophy, mathematical logic examines the power and limitations of formal mathematical thinking. In this expansion of Leary's user-friendly 1st edition, readers with no previous study in the field are introduced to the basics of model theory, proof theory, and computability theory. The text is designed to be used either in an upper division undergraduate classroom, or for self study. Updating the 1st Edition's treatment of languages, structures, and deductions, leading to rigorous proofs of Gödel's First and Second Incompleteness Theorems, the expanded 2nd Edition includes a new introduction to incompleteness through computability as well as solutions to selected exercises.

Author : Michal Walicki
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814719988

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Introduction To Mathematical Logic (Extended Edition) by Michal Walicki Pdf

This is a systematic and well-paced introduction to mathematical logic. Excellent as a course text, the book presupposes only elementary background and can be used also for self-study by more ambitious students.Starting with the basics of set theory, induction and computability, it covers propositional and first order logic — their syntax, reasoning systems and semantics. Soundness and completeness results for Hilbert's and Gentzen's systems are presented, along with simple decidability arguments. The general applicability of various concepts and techniques is demonstrated by highlighting their consistent reuse in different contexts.Unlike in most comparable texts, presentation of syntactic reasoning systems precedes the semantic explanations. The simplicity of syntactic constructions and rules — of a high, though often neglected, pedagogical value — aids students in approaching more complex semantic issues. This order of presentation also brings forth the relative independence of syntax from the semantics, helping to appreciate the importance of the purely symbolic systems, like those underlying computers.An overview of the history of logic precedes the main text, while informal analogies precede introduction of most central concepts. These informal aspects are kept clearly apart from the technical ones. Together, they form a unique text which may be appreciated equally by lecturers and students occupied with mathematical precision, as well as those interested in the relations of logical formalisms to the problems of computability and the philosophy of logic.This revised edition contains also, besides many new exercises, a new chapter on semantic paradoxes. An equivalence of logical and graphical representations allows us to see vicious circularity as the odd cycles in the graphical representation and can be used as a simple tool for diagnosing paradoxes in natural discourse.

Author : Dirk van Dalen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783662023822

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Logic and Structure by Dirk van Dalen Pdf

New corrected printing of a well-established text on logic at the introductory level.

Author : Elliott Mendelson
Publisher : Chapman and Hall/CRC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1482237725

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Introduction to Mathematical Logic, Sixth Edition by Elliott Mendelson Pdf

The new edition of this classic textbook, Introduction to Mathematical Logic, Sixth Edition explores the principal topics of mathematical logic. It covers propositional logic, first-order logic, first-order number theory, axiomatic set theory, and the theory of computability. The text also discusses the major results of Gödel, Church, Kleene, Rosser, and Turing. The sixth edition incorporates recent work on Gödel’s second incompleteness theorem as well as restoring an appendix on consistency proofs for first-order arithmetic. This appendix last appeared in the first edition. It is offered in the new edition for historical considerations. The text also offers historical perspectives and many new exercises of varying difficulty, which motivate and lead students to an in-depth, practical understanding of the material.

Author : Alfred Tarski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Arithmetic
ISBN : 0197727190

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Introduction to Logic and to the Methodology of the Deductive Sciences by Alfred Tarski Pdf

The fourth edition of a classic book on logic has been thoroughly revised by the author's son. It is a fundamental guide to modern mathematical logic and to the construction of mathematical theories. The first half covers the elements of logic, and the second half covers the applications of logic in theory building.

Author : Richard E. Hodel
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486497853

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An Introduction to Mathematical Logic by Richard E. Hodel Pdf

This comprehensive overview ofmathematical logic is designedprimarily for advanced undergraduatesand graduate studentsof mathematics. The treatmentalso contains much of interest toadvanced students in computerscience and philosophy. Topics include propositional logic;first-order languages and logic; incompleteness, undecidability,and indefinability; recursive functions; computability;and Hilbert’s Tenth Problem.Reprint of the PWS Publishing Company, Boston, 1995edition.

Author : Alfred Tarski
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486318899

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Introduction to Logic by Alfred Tarski Pdf

This classic undergraduate treatment examines the deductive method in its first part and explores applications of logic and methodology in constructing mathematical theories in its second part. Exercises appear throughout.

Author : Alonzo Church
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0691029067

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Introduction to Mathematical Logic by Alonzo Church Pdf

A classic account of mathematical logic from a pioneering giant in the field Logic is sometimes called the foundation of mathematics: the logician studies the kinds of reasoning used in the individual steps of a proof. Alonzo Church was a pioneer in the field of mathematical logic, whose contributions to number theory and the theories of algorithms and computability laid the theoretical foundations of computer science. His first Princeton book, The Calculi of Lambda-Conversion (1941), established an invaluable tool that computer scientists still use today. Even beyond the accomplishment of that book, however, his second Princeton book, Introduction to Mathematical Logic, defined its subject for a generation. Originally published in Princeton's Annals of Mathematics Studies series, this book was revised in 1956 and reprinted a third time, in 1996, in the Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics series. Although new results in mathematical logic have been developed and other textbooks have been published, it remains, sixty years later, a basic source for understanding formal logic. Church was one of the principal founders of the Association for Symbolic Logic; he founded the Journal of Symbolic Logic in 1936 and remained an editor until 1979. At his death in 1995, Church was still regarded as the greatest mathematical logician in the world.

Author : Elliott Mendelson
Publisher : Chapman and Hall/CRC
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1584888768

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Introduction to Mathematical Logic, Fifth Edition by Elliott Mendelson Pdf

Retaining all the key features of the previous editions, Introduction to Mathematical Logic, Fifth Edition explores the principal topics of mathematical logic. It covers propositional logic, first-order logic, first-order number theory, axiomatic set theory, and the theory of computability. The text also discusses the major results of Gödel, Church, Kleene, Rosser, and Turing. New to the Fifth Edition A new section covering basic ideas and results about nonstandard models of number theory A second appendix that introduces modal propositional logic An expanded bibliography Additional exercises and selected answers This long-established text continues to expose students to natural proofs and set-theoretic methods. Only requiring some experience in abstract mathematical thinking, it offers enough material for either a one- or two-semester course on mathematical logic.

Author : Wolfgang Rautenberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781441912213

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A Concise Introduction to Mathematical Logic by Wolfgang Rautenberg Pdf

Mathematical logic developed into a broad discipline with many applications in mathematics, informatics, linguistics and philosophy. This text introduces the fundamentals of this field, and this new edition has been thoroughly expanded and revised.

Author : George S. Boolos,John P. Burgess,Richard C. Jeffrey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780521877527

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Computability and Logic by George S. Boolos,John P. Burgess,Richard C. Jeffrey Pdf

This fifth edition of 'Computability and Logic' covers not just the staple topics of an intermediate logic course such as Godel's incompleteness theorems, but also optional topics that include Turing's theory of computability and Ramsey's theorem.