331pp.,xiii. No edition cited; no number line: First Printing. Appendix A, "A Computer Program Using Unit Binary Resolution", pp. 287-305; Appendix B, "Proof of Lemma 8.2", pp. 306-308; Bibliography, in Parts I, II, III, pp. 309-324; Index, pp. 325-331. Dark blue fine linen with brilliant gilt-stamped lettering on spine and front cover; lower cover corners slightly bumped, upper corners sharp; 16 pp. of 331pp. have minor amount of green ink underlining ( pp. 2-8, 10, 27-31, 34-35, 72); 5 pages have light pencil lines and annotations, which may be of interest to next book owner, else can easily be erased). Strong binding. Glossy medium blue dustwrapper with silver lettering on upper half front cover, above derivation tree diagram; dw worn, chipped, missing bits at extremities: NOW in mylar which forgives these sins graciously. No previous owner names.

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Title: Symbolic Logic and Mechanical Theorem Proving (Computer Science and Applied Mathematics)
Publisher: Academic Press, New York San Francisco London
Publication Date: 1973
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0121703509
ISBN 13: 9780121703509
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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This book contains an introduction to symbolic logic and a thorough discussion of mechanical theorem proving and its applications. The book consists of three major parts. Chapters 2 and 3 constitute an introduction to symbolic logic. Chapters 4-9 introduce several techniques in mechanical theorem proving, and Chapters 10 an 11 show how theorem proving can be applied to various areas such as question answering, problem solving, program analysis, and program synthesis.

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Mechanical theorem proving is an important subject in artificial intelligence. It has been applied to many areas--program analysis, program synthesis, deductive question-answering systems, problem-solving systems, and robot technology.
This classic text provides a thorough discussion of mechanical theorem proving and its applications as well as an introduction to symbolic logic. A purely model-theoretic approach to first-order logic is adopted, and the book emphasizes efficient computer implementations of proof techniques.
Appropriate for both undergraduates and graduate courses in theorem proving, this text is also suitable as a supplementary textbook in artificial intelligence to provide the student with a background in mechanical theorem proving and application areas.

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