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Author Walicki, Michał
Title Introduction to mathematical logic / Michał Walicki
Imprint New Jersey ; London : World Scientific, 2012

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Contents

 Acknowledgmentsvii
 A history of logic1
A.Patterns of reasoning2
A.1.Reductio ad absurdum2
A.2.Aristotle3
A.3.Other patterns and later developments8
B.A language and its meaning9
B.1.Early semantic observations and problems10
B.2.The Scholastic theory of supposition11
B.3.Intension vs. extension11
B.4.Modalities12
C.A symbolic language14
C.1.The "universally characteristic language"15
C.2.Calculus of reason15
D.1850-1950 - mathematical logic17
D.1.George Boole18
D.2.Gottlob Frege22
D.3.Set theory25
D.4.20th century logic27
E.Modern symbolic logic29
E.1.Formal logical systems: Syntax30
E.2.Formal semantics34
E.3.Computability and decidability37
F.Summary41
 The Greek alphabet42
pt. I Elements of set theory43
1.Sets, functions, relations45
1.1.Sets and functions45
1.2.Relations52
1.3.Ordering relations54
1.4.Infinities56
 Exercises63
2.Induction65
2.1.Well-founded orderings65
2.1.1.Inductive proofs68
2.2.Inductive definitions73
2.2.1."1-1" Definitions77
2.2.2.Recursive programming [optional]79
2.2.3.Proofs by structural induction82
2.3.Transfinite induction [optional]88
 Exercises90
pt. II Turing machines93
3.Computability and decidability95
3.1.Alphabets and languages95
3.2.Turing machines97
3.2.1.Composing Turing machines [optional]103
3.3.Universal Turing machine105
3.4.Undecidability108
 Exercises112
pt. III Propositional logic115
4.Syntax and proof systems117
4.1.Axiomatic systems117
4.2.Propositional syntax123
4.3.Hilbert's axiomatic system H124
4.4.The axiomatic system N127
4.5.H vs. N129
4.6.Provable equivalence130
4.7.Consistency132
4.8.Gentzen's axiomatic system G133
4.8.1.Decidability of PL134
4.8.2.Rules for abbreviated connectives136
4.9.Some proof techniques136
 Exercises137
5.Semantics of PL139
5.1.The Boolean semantics139
5.1.1.Syntactic abbreviations146
5.2.Semantic properties147
5.2.1.Some propositional laws148
5.3.Set-based semantics149
5.3.1.Sets and propositions150
5.3.2.Boolean algebras [optional]153
 Exercises155
6.Soundness and completeness159
6.1.Expressive completeness159
6.2.Disjunctive and Conjunctive normal form162
6.2.1.CNF, clauses and satisfiability [optional]163
6.3.Soundness166
6.4.Completeness170
6.5.Some applications174
 Exercises175
pt. IV First order logic181
7.Syntax and proof systems of FOL183
7.1.Syntax of FOL185
7.2.Scope of Quantifiers188
7.2.1.Some examples190
7.2.2.Substitution193
7.3.The axiomatic system N195
7.3.1.Deduction Theorem in FOL197
7.4.Gentzen's system for FOL199
 Exercises201
8.Semantics of FOL205
8.1.The basic definitions205
8.2.Semantic properties212
8.3.Open vs. closed formulae213
8.3.1.Deduction Theorem in G and N216
 Exercises218
9.More semantics221
9.1.Prenex normal form221
9.1.1.Levy hierarchy225
9.2.Substructures: An example of model theory226
9.3."Syntactic" semantics229
9.3.1.Reachable and term structures230
9.3.2.Herbrand's theorem235
9.3.3.Horn clauses236
9.3.4.Herbrand models of Horn theories238
9.3.5.Computing with Horn clauses239
9.3.6.Computational completeness241
 Exercises243
10.Soundness and completeness245
10.1.Soundness of N245
10.2.Completeness of N246
10.3.Completeness of Gentzen's system [optional]252
10.4.Some applications254
 Exercises258
 Why is first order logic "first order"?261
 Index265
Description xii, 268 pages : illustrations, 24 cm
Note Includes index
Contents A history of logic -- Elements of set theory -- Turning machines -- Propositional logic -- First order logic --
Subjects Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
LC NO QA9 .W355 2012
Dewey No 511.3 23
OCLC # 768072910
Isn/Std # GBB1E0448 bnb
ISBN 9789814343862
9814343862
9789814343879
9814343870

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