A Mathematical Introduction to Logic

A Mathematical Introduction to Logic, Second Edition, offers increased flexibility with topic coverage, allowing for choice in how to utilize the textbook in a course. The author has made this edition more accessible to better meet the needs of today's undergraduate mathematics and philosophy students. It is intended for the reader who has not studied logic previously, but who ...

A Mathematical Introduction to Logic, Second Edition, offers increased flexibility with topic coverage, allowing for choice in how to utilize the textbook in a course. The author has made this edition more accessible to better meet the needs of today's undergraduate mathematics and philosophy students. It is intended for the reader who has not studied logic previously, but who has some experience in mathematical reasoning. Material is presented on computer science issues such as computational complexity and database queries, with additional coverage of introductory material such as sets.

Herbert B.Enderton，哈佛大学博士，师从著名哲学家hilary putnam。曾任教于加州大学伯克利分校。现为加州大学洛杉矶分校数学系兼职教授，该校“逻辑学论坛”主席，曾担任《符号逻辑学会评论》杂志的主编。除本书外，他还著有另外两本广受好评的教材elements of set theory（影印版已经由人民邮电出版社出版）和linear algebra。