| Extensions of First-Order Logic Revised Edition Contributor(s): Manzano, Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521019028 ISBN-13: 9780521019026 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $81.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Classical logic has proved inadequate in various areas of computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics, philosopy and linguistics. This is an introduction to extensions of first-order logic, based on the principle that many-sorted logic (MSL) provides a unifying framework in which to place, for example, second-order logic, type theory, modal and dynamic logics and MSL itself. The aim is two fold: only one theorem-prover is needed; proofs of the metaproperties of the different existing calculi can be avoided by borrowing them from MSL. To make the book accessible to readers from different disciplines, whilst maintaining precision, the author has supplied detailed step-by-step proofs, avoiding difficult arguments, and continually motivating the material with examples. Consequently this can be used as a reference, for self-teaching or for first-year graduate courses. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Logic - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General - Computers | Programming Languages - General |
| Dewey: 511.3 |
| Series: Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.44 lbs) 412 pages |