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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:First-Order LogicISBN13:9780486683706ISBN10:0486683702Author:Smullyan, Raymond M. (Author), Mathematics (Author)Description:This Completely Self-Contained Study, Widely Considered The Best Book In The Field, Is Intended To Serve Both As An Introduction To Quantification Theory And As An Exposition Of New Results And Techniques In Analytic Or Cut-Free Methods Impressed By The Simplicity And Mathematical Elegance Of The Tableau Point Of View, The Author Focuses On It Here After Preliminary Material On Tress (Necessary For The Tableau Method), Part I Deals With Propositional Logic From The Viewpoint Of Analytic Tableaux, Covering Such Topics As Formulas Or Propositional Logic, Boolean Valuations And Truth Sets, The Method Of Tableaux And Compactness Part Ii Covers First-Order Logic, Offering Detailed Treatment Of Such Matters As First-Order Analytic Tableaux, Analytic Consistency, Quantification Theory, Magic Sets, And Analytic Versus Synthetic Consistency Properties Part Iii Continues Coverage Of First-Order Logic Among The Topics Discussed Are Gentzen Systems, Elimination Theorems, Prenex Tableaux, Symmetric Completeness Theorems, And System Linear Reasoning Raymond M Smullyan Is A Well-Known Logician And Inventor Of Mathematical And Logical Puzzles In This Book He Has Written A Stimulating And Challenging Exposition Of First-Order Logic That Will Be Welcomed By Logicians, Mathematicians, And Anyone Interested In The Field This Completely Self-Contained Study, Widely Considered The Best Book In The Field, Is Intended To Serve Both As An Introduction To Quantification Theory And As An Exposition Of New Results And Techniques In Analytic Or Cut-Free Methods Presented In Tableau Format, The Material Covers Propositional And First-Order Logic 144 Illustrations Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:DOVER PUBN INCPublication Date:1995-01-30Weight:0.38 lbsDimensions:0.39” H x 8.48” L x 5.42” WNumber of Pages:176Language:English