Logic for applications.

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ISBN 10: 3540941290 / ISBN 13: 9783540941293

Published by New York, Springer, 1993

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XVII, 365 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. D03830 3540941290 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Logic for applications.
• Publisher: New York, Springer
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540941290
• ISBN 13: 9783540941293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 550 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • AA Varia

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Synopsis

This is a rigorous introduction to classical and nonclassical logic, which emphasizes deduction as a form of computation. It can be used to teach classical, modal and intuitistic predicate logic. It also presents the logical and mathematical foundations for resolution theorem proving and logic programming. A distinctive feature of the book is its uniform mathematical treatment of logic, based on the tableau method of classical logic, which includes soundness, completeness, compactness, incompleteness and the theorems of Herb Rand and Skolem Wenheim. The same uniform treatment is used for important areas of application in computer science and artificial intelligence. These include resolution theorem proving, logic programming and PROLOG, predicate intuitionistic logic, and predicate modal logic. There is also an historical appendix and an extensive list of selected references so that both the background and more advanced developments of these subjects can be pursued.

Review

From reviews of the first edition: "... must surely rank as one of the most fruitful textbooks introduced into computer science ... We strongly suggest it as a textbook ..." SIGACT News

From the reviews of the second edition:

"...the book achieves its goal of being a unified introduction into classical logic, logic programming and certain non-classical logics. ...the book succeeded in presenting a uniform framework for describing different logics. The author’s thorough approach to describing logic programming, via introduction of resolution-based refutations and subsequent study of different kinds of resolutions allows the reader to gradually switch from the study of logic to the study of logical programming paradigm and provides a lot of intuition about the behavior of logic programs.

As such the book can be recommended both as a textbook for senior/graduate course in logic/logic programming, and as a reading or reference for graduate students in the areas related to discrete mathematics."

(Alexander Dekhtyar, William Gasarch’s Book Review Column, SIGACT News)