Author: | George S. Boolos, John P. Burgess, Richard C. Jeffrey | ISBN: | 9781107086500 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | September 17, 2007 |
Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | George S. Boolos, John P. Burgess, Richard C. Jeffrey |
ISBN: | 9781107086500 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication: | September 17, 2007 |
Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
Language: | English |
Computability and Logic has become a classic because of its accessibility to students without a mathematical background and because it covers not simply the staple topics of an intermediate logic course, such as Godel's incompleteness theorems, but also a large number of optional topics, from Turing's theory of computability to Ramsey's theorem. This 2007 fifth edition has been thoroughly revised by John Burgess. Including a selection of exercises, adjusted for this edition, at the end of each chapter, it offers a simpler treatment of the representability of recursive functions, a traditional stumbling block for students on the way to the Godel incompleteness theorems. This updated edition is also accompanied by a website as well as an instructor's manual.
Computability and Logic has become a classic because of its accessibility to students without a mathematical background and because it covers not simply the staple topics of an intermediate logic course, such as Godel's incompleteness theorems, but also a large number of optional topics, from Turing's theory of computability to Ramsey's theorem. This 2007 fifth edition has been thoroughly revised by John Burgess. Including a selection of exercises, adjusted for this edition, at the end of each chapter, it offers a simpler treatment of the representability of recursive functions, a traditional stumbling block for students on the way to the Godel incompleteness theorems. This updated edition is also accompanied by a website as well as an instructor's manual.