Synopses & Reviews
Philosophical considerations, which are often ignored or treated casually, are given careful consideration in this introduction. Thomas Forster places the notion of inductively defined sets (recursive datatypes) at the center of his exposition resulting in an original analysis of well established topics. The presentation illustrates difficult points and includes many exercises. Little previous knowledge of logic is required and only a knowledge of standard undergraduate mathematics is assumed.
Review
"This is a remarkable book, presenting an introduction to mathematical logic and axiomatic set theory from a unified standpoint. ...highly recommended..." MathSciNet
Synopsis
This is an introduction to logic and the axiomatization of set theory from a unique standpoint.