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This introduction to the main ideas and results of mathematical logic is a serious treatment geared toward non-logicians. Starting with a historical survey of logic in ancient times, it traces the 17th-century development of calculus and discusses modern theories, including set theory, the continuum ...  read more
 


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This introduction to the main ideas and results of mathematical logic is a serious treatment geared toward non-logicians. Starting with a historical survey of logic in ancient times, it traces the 17th-century development of calculus and discusses modern theories, including set theory, the continuum hypothesis, and other ideas. 1972 edition.
Reissue of the Oxford University Press, New York, 1972 edition.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486264041
ISBN 13: 9780486264042
Author/Editor: J. N. Crossley, C.J. Ash, C.J. Brickhill, J.C. Stillwell
Format: Book
Page Count: 96
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Publication date: October 2010
Table of Contents: Click here to view the Table of Contents

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