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This textbook provides a first introduction to mathematical logic which is closely attuned to the applications of logic in computer science. In it the authors emphasize the notion that deduction is a form of computation. Whilst all the traditional subjects of logic are covered thoroughly: syntax, semantics, completeness, and compactness; much of the book deals with less traditional topics such as resolution theorem proving, logic programming and non-classical logics - modal and intuitionistic - which are becoming increasingly important in computer science. No previous exposure to logic is assumed and so this will be suitable for upper level undergraduates or beginning graduate students in computer science or mathematics.From reviews of the first edition: "...must surely rank as one of the most fruitful textbooks introduced into computer science ...We strongly suggest it as a textbook ..." SIGACT News

Table of Contents:
I Propositional Logic.- 1 Orders and Trees.- 2 Propositions, Connectives and Truth Tables.- 3 Truth Assignments and Valuations.- 4 Tableau Proofs in Propositional Calculus.- 5 Soundness and Completeness of Tableau Proofs.- 6 Deductions from Premises and Compactness.- 7 An Axiomatic Approach*.- 8 Resolution.- 9 Refining Resolution.- 10 Linear Resolution, Horn Clauses and PROLOG.- II Predicate Logic.- 1 Predicates and Quantifiers.- 2 The Language: Terms and Formulas.- 3 Formation Trees, Structures and Lists.- 4 Semantics: Meaning and Truth.- 5 Interpretations of PROLOG Programs.- 6 Proofs: Complete Systematic Tableaux.- 7 Soundness and Completeness of Tableau Proofs.- 8 An Axiomatic Approach*.- 9 Prenex Normal Form and Skolemization.- 10 Herbrand’s Theorem.- 11 Unification.- 12 The Unification Algorithm.- 13 Resolution.- 14 Refining Resolution: Linear Resolution.- III PROLOG.- 1 SLD-Resolution.- 2 Implementations: Searching and Backtracking.- 3 Controlling the Implementation: Cut.- 4 Termination Conditions for PROLOG Programs.- 5 Equality.- 6 Negation as Failure.- 7 Negation and Nonmonotonic Logic.- 8 Computability and Undecidability.- IV Modal Logic.- 1 Possibility and Necessity; Knowledge or Belief.- 2 Frames and Forcing.- 3 Modal Tableaux.- 4 Soundness and Completeness.- 5 Modal Axioms and Special Accessibility Relations.- 6 An Axiomatic Approach*.- V Intuitionistic Logic.- 1 Intuitionism and Constructivism.- 2 Frames and Forcing.- 3 Intuitionistic Tableaux.- 4 Soundness and Completeness.- 5 Decidability and Undecidability.- 6 A Comparative Guide.- VI Elements of Set Theory.- 1 Some Basic Axioms of Set Theory.- 2 Boole’s Algebra of Sets.- 3 Relations, Functions and the Power Set Axiom.- 4 The Natural Numbers, Arithmetic and Infinity.- 5 Replacement, Choice andFoundation.- 6 Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory in Predicate Logic.- 7 Cardinality: Finite and Countable.- 8 Ordinal Numbers.- 9 Ordinal Arithmetic and Transfinite Induction.- 10 Transfinite Recursion, Choice and the Ranked Universe.- 11 Cardinals and Cardinal Arithmetic.- Appendix A: An Historical Overview.- 1 Calculus.- 2 Logic.- 3 Leibniz’s Dream.- 4 Nineteenth Century Logic.- 5 Nineteenth Century Foundations of Mathematics.- 6 Twentieth Century Foundations of Mathematics.- 7 Early Twentieth Century Logic.- 8 Deduction and Computation.- 9 Recent Automation of Logic and PROLOG.- 10 The Future.- Appendix B: A Genealogical Database.- Index of Symbols.- Index of Terms.

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From reviews of the first edition: "... must surely rank as one of the most fruitful textbooks introduced into computer science ... We strongly suggest it as a textbook ..." SIGACT News From the reviews of the second edition: "...the book achieves its goal of being a unified introduction into classical logic, logic programming and certain non-classical logics. ...the book succeeded in presenting a uniform framework for describing different logics. The author's thorough approach to describing logic programming, via introduction of resolution-based refutations and subsequent study of different kinds of resolutions allows the reader to gradually switch from the study of logic to the study of logical programming paradigm and provides a lot of intuition about the behavior of logic programs. As such the book can be recommended both as a textbook for senior/graduate course in logic/logic programming, and as a reading or reference for graduate students in the areas related to discrete mathematics." (Alexander Dekhtyar, William Gasarch's Book Review Column, SIGACT News)


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  • ISBN-13: 9780387948935
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: Texts in Computer Science
  • ISBN-10: 0387948937
  • Publisher Date: 17 Jan 1997
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 456
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 155 mm


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