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Author Boolos, George.

Title Computability and logic
Edition 4th ed. / George S. Boolos, John P. Burgess, Richard C. Jeffrey
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 356 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Computability Theory; 1 Enumerability; 2 Diagonalization; 3 Turing Computability; 4 Uncomputability; 5 Abacus Computability; 6 Recursive Functions; 7 Recursive Sets and Relations; 8 Equivalent Definitions of Computability; Basic Metalogic; 9 A Précis of First-Order Logic: Syntax; 10 A Précis of First-Order Logic: Semantics; 11 The Undecidability of First-Order Logic; 12 Models; 13 The Existence of Models; 14 Proofs and Completeness; 15 Arithmetization; 16 Representability of Recursive Functions
Summary Now in its fourth edition, this book has become a classic because it covers not simply the staple topics of intermediate logic courses but also a large number of other topics. John Burgess has enhanced the book by adding problems at the end of each chapter and by rewriting chapters
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 348) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Computable functions.
Recursive functions.
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.
MATHEMATICS -- Infinity.
MATHEMATICS -- Logic.
Computable functions
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Recursive functions
Logik
Berechenbarkeit
Mathematische Logik
Logica.
Berekenbaarheid.
Form Electronic book
Author Burgess, John P., 1948-
Jeffrey, Richard C.
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