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Mathematical logic with special reference to natural numbers

By S. W. P. Steen

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780521090582, 052109058X
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5546674 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
327\327
Library
kolxoz
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

This book presents a comprehensive treatment of basic mathematical logic. The author's aim is to make exact the vague, intuitive notions of natural number, preciseness, and correctness, and to invent a method whereby these notions can be communicated to others and stored in the memory. He adopts a symbolic language in which ideas about natural numbers can be stated precisely and meaningfully, and then investigates the properties and limitations of this language. The treatment of mathematical concepts in the main body of the text is rigorous, but, a section of 'historical remarks' traces the evolution of the ideas presented in each chapter. Sources of the original accounts of these developments are listed in the bibliography.

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