Logic for Mathematicians
J. Barkley Jr. Rosser, Mathematics$25.46
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Hailed by the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society as "undoubtedly a major addition to the literature of mathematical logic," this volume examines the essential topics and theorems of mathematical reasoning. No background in logic is assumed, and the examples are chosen from a variety of mathematical fields.
Starting with an introduction to symbolic logic, the first eight chapters develop logic through the restricted predicate calculus. Topics include the statement calculus, the use of names, an axiomatic treatment of the statement calculus, descriptions, and equality. Succeeding chapters explore abstract set theory--with examinations of class membership as well as relations and functions--cardinal and ordinal arithmetic, and the axiom of choice. An invaluable reference book for all mathematicians, this text is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Numerous exercises make it particularly appropriate for classroom use.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 12/18/2008
ISBN: 9780486468983
Pages: 590
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d
Starting with an introduction to symbolic logic, the first eight chapters develop logic through the restricted predicate calculus. Topics include the statement calculus, the use of names, an axiomatic treatment of the statement calculus, descriptions, and equality. Succeeding chapters explore abstract set theory--with examinations of class membership as well as relations and functions--cardinal and ordinal arithmetic, and the axiom of choice. An invaluable reference book for all mathematicians, this text is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Numerous exercises make it particularly appropriate for classroom use.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 12/18/2008
ISBN: 9780486468983
Pages: 590
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d