PDF Mathematical Logic for Computer Science - Mordechai Ben-Ari

364 pages

• Semantic tableaux are used because they are theoretically sound and easy to understand
• The Third Edition has new chapters on SAT solvers and model checking
• Supplementary materials: Prolog source code for the algorithms and answers to the exercises (available to qualified instructors)
• Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
• Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
• Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material

About this book
Mathematical Logic for Computer Science is a mathematics textbook with theorems and proofs, but the choice of topics has been guided by the needs of students of computer science. The method of semantic tableaux provides an elegant way to teach logic that is both theoretically sound and easy to understand. The uniform use of tableaux-based techniques facilitates learning advanced logical systems based on what the student has learned from elementary systems.

The logical systems presented are: propositional logic, first-order logic, resolution and its application to logic programming, Hoare logic for the verification of sequential programs, and linear temporal logic
for the verification of concurrent programs.

The third edition has been entirely rewritten and includes new chapters on central topics of modern computer science: SAT solvers and model checking.