Description

The ability to reason and think in a logical manner forms the basis of learning for most mathematics, computer science, philosophy and logic students. Based on the author's teaching notes at the University of Maryland and aimed at a broad audience, this text covers the fundamental topics in classical logic in an extremely clear, thorough and accurate style that is accessible to all the above. Covering propositional logic, first-order logic, and second-order logic, as well as proof theory, computability theory, and model theory, the text also contains numerous carefully graded exercises and is ideal for a first or refresher course.

Features

• Extensive coverage of the basics of classical logic
• Extremely clear, thorough and accurate
• Ideal textbook for a first or refresher course
• Contains numerous exercises
• Aimed at a broad audience from students of computer science through mathematics, logic and philosophy

Product Details

452 pages; line illus.; ISBN13: 978-0-19-852980-4ISBN10: 0-19-852980-5

About the Author(s)