An Introduction to Mathematical Logic

Hodel, Richard E.

ISBN 10: 0486497852 / ISBN 13: 9780486497853

Published by Dover, 2013

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491 pages. new.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Mathematical Logic
• Publisher: Dover
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486497852
• ISBN 13: 9780486497853
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 14.99W x 22.61H x 2.79D centimeters 14.99 centimeters width by 22.61 centimeters height by 2.79 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1050 grams

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Synopsis

Widely praised for its clarity and thorough coverage, this comprehensive overview of mathematical logic is suitable for readers of many different backgrounds. Designed primarily for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics, the treatment also contains much of interest to advanced students in computer science and philosophy.
An introductory section prepares readers for successive chapters on propositional logic and first-order languages and logic. Subsequent chapters shift in emphasis from an approach to logic from a mathematical point of view to the interplay between mathematics and logic. Topics include the theorems of Gödel, Church, and Tarski on incompleteness, undecidability, and indefinability; a rigorous treatment of recursive functions and recursive relations; computability theory; and Hilbert's Tenth Problem. Numerous exercises appear throughout the text, and an appendix offers helpful background on number theory.

About the Author

Richard E. Hodel is Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at Duke University.