Lectures in Logic and Set Theory (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics, Series Number 83) - Softcover

Tourlakis, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521168481 ISBN 13: 9780521168489

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Volume II, on formal (ZFC) set theory, incorporates a self-contained "chapter 0" on proof techniques so that it is based on formal logic, in the style of Bourbaki. The emphasis on basic techniques provides a solid foundation in set theory and a thorough context for the presentation of advanced topics (such as absoluteness, relative consistency results, two expositions of Godel's construstive universe, numerous ways of viewing recursion and Cohen forcing).

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Book Description

Meant as a text in an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate course in mathematics, computer science, or philosophy, this two-volume work is written in a user-friendly conversational lecture style that makes it equally effective for self-study or class use.Volume I includes formal proof techniques, a section on applications of compactness (including nonstandard analysis), a generous dose of computability and its relation to the incompleteness phenomenon, and the first presentation of a complete proof of Godel's 2nd incompleteness since Hilbert and Bernay's Grundlagen.

Review

"many readers, especially those with a philosophical bent, will find this book a good choice for the classroom." - Richard E. Hodel, Duke University

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521168481
• ISBN 13: 9780521168489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592