Mathematical Logic [Paperback]

From the Introduction: We shall base our discussion on a set-theoretical foundation like that used in developing analysis, or algebra, or topology. We may consider our task as that of giving a mathematical analysis of the basic concepts of logic and mathematics themselves. Thus we treat mathematical and logical practice as given empirical data and attempt to develop a purely mathematical theory of logic abstracted from these data.

There are 31 chapters in 5 parts and approximately 320 exercises marked by difficulty and whether or not they are necessary for further work in the book.

From the Introduction: We shall base our discussion on a set-theoretical foundation like that used in developing analysis, or algebra, or topology. We may consider our task as that of giving a mathematical analysis of the basic concepts of logic and mathematics themselves. Thus we treat mathematical and logical practice as given empirical data and attempt to develop a purely mathematical theory of logic abstracted from these data.

There are 31 chapters in 5 parts and approximately 320 exercises marked by difficulty and whether or not they are necessary for further work in the book.

Interdependence of sections.- I Recursive Function Theory.- I. Turing machines.- 2. Elementary recursive and primitive recursive functions.- 3. Recursive functions; Turing computability.- 4. Markov algorithms.- 5. Recursion theory.- 6. Recursively enumerable sets.- 7. Survey of recursion theory.- II Elements of Logic.- 8. Sentential logic.- 9. Boolean algebra.- 10. Syntactics of first-order languages.- 11. Some basic results of first-order logic.- 12. Cylindric algebras.- III Decidable and Undecidable Theories.- 13. Some decidable theories.- 14. Implicit definability in number theories.- 15. General theory of undecidability.- 16. Some undecidable theories.- 17. Unprovability of consistency.- IV Model Theory.- 18. Construction of modell"