A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Logic by Raymond Smullyan (Paperback, 2014)

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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.

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PublisherDover Publications Inc.
ISBN-139780486492377
eBay Product ID (ePID)201133282

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SubjectMathematics
Publication Year2014
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameA Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Logic
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorRaymond Smullyan
FormatPaperback

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Item Height235 mm
Item Width156 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorRaymond Smullyan

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  • Misleading title?

    Excellent book, well written. As University text book obviously fine. Suggestion that it is suitable for interested general public slightly optimistic. Gets difficult very quickly. Suspect all but the very bright or very committed amateur would be tempted to give up.

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