Introduction to logic /

• Main Authors: Genesereth, Michael R., 1948- (Author), Kao, Eric., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Rafael, California (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool, 2013.
• Edition: Second edition.
• Series: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.; Synthesis lectures on computer science ; # 6.
• Subjects: Logic.; PHILOSOPHY / Logic; formal logic; symbolic logic; propositional logic; relational logic; deduction; reasoning; artificial intelligence; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Item Description: Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.; Series from website.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 PDF (xi, 151 pages)) : illustrations.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 149).
• ISBN: 9781627052481 (electronic bk.); 1627052488 (electronic bk.)
• ISSN: 1932-1686

This book is a gentle but rigorous introduction to Formal Logic. It is intended primarily for use at the college level. However, it can also be used for advanced secondary school students, and it can be used at the start of graduate school for those who have not yet seen the material. The approach to teaching logic used here emerged from more than 20 years of teaching logic to students at Stanford University and from teaching logic to tens of thousands of others via online courses on the World Wide Web. The approach differs from that taken by other books in logic in two essential ways, one having to do with content, the other with form. Like many other books on logic, this one covers logical syntax and semantics and proof theory plus induction. However, unlike other books, this book begins with Herbrand semantics rather than the more traditional Tarskian semantics. This approach makes the material considerably easier for students to understand and leaves them with a deeper understanding of what logic is all about.