by RichardL.Epstein (Author), Leslaw W. Szczerba (Contributor)
Relates the systems of mathematical logic to their original motivations to formalize reasoning in mathematics. This book also shows how mathematical logic can be used to formalize particular systems of mathematics. It sets out the formalization not only of arithmetic, but also of group theory, field theory, and linear orderings.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 03 Jul 2006
ISBN 10: 0691123004
ISBN 13: 9780691123004