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Proofs and Algorithms
Gilles Dowek
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Logic is a branch of philosophy, mathematics and computer science. It studies the required methods to determine whether a statement is true, such as reasoning and computation.
Proofs and Algorithms: Introduction to Logic and Computability is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of contemporary logic - those of a proof, a computable function, a model and a set. It presents a series of results, both positive and negative, - Church's undecidability theorem, Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, the theorem asserting the semi-decidability of provability - that have profoundly changed our vision of reasoning, computation, and finally truth itself.
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Logic is a branch of philosophy, mathematics and computer science. It studies the required methods to determine whether a statement is true, such as reasoning and computation.
Proofs and Algorithms: Introduction to Logic and Computability is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of contemporary logic - those of a proof, a computable function, a model and a set. It presents a series of results, both positive and negative, - Church's undecidability theorem, Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, the theorem asserting the semi-decidability of provability - that have profoundly changed our vision of reasoning, computation, and finally truth itself.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857291202
SKU
V9780857291202
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About Gilles Dowek
Gilles Dowek is a Professor at École Polytechnique. He is also a Researcher at the Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique and the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA). His research concerns the formalization of mathematics and the mechanization of reasoning. His main contribution is a reformulation of the axiomatic method which provides a central role to ... Read more
Reviews for Proofs and Algorithms
From the reviews: “This work examines when the application of an algorithm can replace the construction of a proof. … focuses on establishing that provability is undecidable in predicate logic (Church’s theorem). The text generally consists of propositions followed by proofs, with commentary, examples, and exercises interspersed. … The book would be of interest to those with adequate background. ... Read more