Metalogic: An Introduction to the Metatheory of Standard First Order Logic

Metalogic: An Introduction to the Metatheory of Standard First Order Logic

<DIV>This work makes available to readers without specialized training in mathematics complete proofs of the fundamental metatheorems of standard (i.e., basically truth-functional) first order logic. Included is a complete proof, accessible to non-mathematicians, of the undecidability of first order logic, the most important fact about logic to emerge from the work of the last half-century.<br /><br />Hunter explains concepts of mathematics and set theory along the way for the benefit of non-mathematicians. He also provides ample exercises with comprehensive answers.</DIV>