A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Logic (Dover Books on

A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Logic (Dover Books on Mathematics)

Written by a creative master of mathematical logic, this introductory text combines stories of great philosophers, quotations, and riddles with the fundamentals of mathematical logic. Author Raymond Smullyan offers clear, incremental presentations of difficult logic concepts. He highlights each subject with inventive explanations and unique problems.
Smullyan's accessible narrative provides memorable examples of concepts related to proofs, propositional logic and first-order logic, incompleteness theorems, and incompleteness proofs. Additional topics include undecidability, combinatoric logic, and recursion theory. Suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses, this book will also amuse and enlighten mathematically minded readers. 2014 edition.
Country USA
Brand Dover Publications
Manufacturer Dover Publications
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2014-06-18
UnitCount 1
UPCs 800759492374
EANs 9780486492377

A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Logic (Dover Books on Mathematics)