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Computability and Randomness by Andre Nies Publisher Comments The interplay between computability and randomness has been an active area of research in recent years, reflected by ample funding in the USA, numerous workshops, and publications on the subject. The complexity and the randomness aspect of a set of... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Trade Paper 
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter Publisher Comments Douglas Hofstadters book is concerned directly with the nature of “maps” or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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I Am a Strange Loop (07 Edition) by Douglas R. Hofstadter Publisher Comments Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, soul, consciousness, “I” arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? I Am a Strange Loop argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the “strange... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Prove It: A Structured Approach by Daniel J Velleman Publisher Comments This new edition of Dan Velleman's successful textbook contains over 200 new exercises, selected solutions, and an introduction to Proof Designer software.... (read more) List Price $31.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Computer & the Information Revolution by Georges Ifrah Synopsis The final volume in Georges Ifrah's history of numbers, this work explores the computer and the information revolution. It introduces the reader to the departure made from the decimal Base 10 to the spread of the binary Base 2, and examines the origins... (read more) Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introductory Essay by Stephan Korner Publisher Comments This lucid and comprehensive essay by a distinguished philosopher surveys the views of Plato, Aristotle, Leibniz, and Kant on the nature of mathematics. It examines the propositions and theories of the schools these philosophers inspired, and it... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math by Joseph Mazur Publisher Comments How do we know that something is true? How do we know that things really are what they seem? Many people think math and science are the ultimate authorities on reality. Math defines abstract, universal truths; scientific truths are established by... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Computability & Logic 4TH Edition by George Boolos Publisher Comments Now in its fourth edition, this book has become a classic because of its accessibility to students without a mathematical background, and because it covers not only the staple topics of an intermediate logic course such as Godel's Incompleteness Theorems,... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Principia Mathematica - Volume One by Alfred North Whitehead Synopsis An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Printing Of Volume I of III: Part I - MATHEMATICAL LOGIC - The Theory Of Deduction - Theory Of Apparent Variables - Classes And Relations - Logic And Relations - Products And Sums Of Classes - Part II - PROLEGOMENA TO... (read more) Your price: $25.50 New - Trade Paper
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Recursive Analysis (Dover Books on Mathematics) by R L Goodstein Publisher Comments This graduate-level text by a master in the field builds a function theory of the rational field that combines aspects of classical and intuitionist analysis. Topics include recursive convergence, recursive and relative continuity, recursive and... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $7.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Boolean Algebra and Its Applications by J. Eldon Whitesitt Publisher Comments This introduction to Boolean algebra begins with an intuitive approach to set theory and an axiomatic account of the fundamentals of Boolean algebra, proceeding to concise accounts of applications to symbolic logic, switching circuits, relay... (read more) Your price: $10.95 New - Trade Paper
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Introduction to Proof in Abstract Mathematics by Andrew Wohlgemuth Publisher Comments The primary purpose of this undergraduate text is to teach students to do mathematical proofs. It enables readers to recognize the elements that constitute an acceptable proof, and it develops their ability to do proofs of routine problems as well as... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, Volume 2: Patterns of Plausible Inference by G. Polya Publisher Comments Here the author of How to Solve It explains how to become a "good guesser." Marked by G. Polya's simple, energetic prose and use of clever examples from a wide range of human activities, this two-volume work explores techniques of guessing, inductive... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cime Summer Schools #48: Aspects of Mathematical Logic: Lectures Given at the Centro Internazionale Matematico Estivo (C.I.M.E.) Held in Varenna (Como), Italy, September 9-17 by E Casari Publisher Comments H. Hermes: Basic notions and applications of the theory of decidability.- D. Kurepa: On several continuum hypotheses.- A. Mostowski: Models of set theory.- A. Robinson: Problems and methods of model theory.- S. Sochor, B. Balcar: The general theory of... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $28.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Concise Introduction to Mathematical Logic by Wolfgang Rautenberg Publisher Comments Traditional logic as a part of philosophy is one of the oldest scientific disciplines. Mathematical logic, however, is a relatively young discipline and arose from the endeavors of Peano, Frege, Russell and others to create a logistic foundation for... (read more) List Price $54.95 Your price: $52.89 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Inexhaustibility a Nonexhaustive Treatme by Torkel Franzen Publisher Comments G?del's Incompleteness Theorems are among the most significant results in the foundation of mathematics. These results have a positive consequence: any system of axioms for mathematics that we recognize as correct can be properly extended by adding as a... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Trade Paper
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Set Theory, Logic and Their Limitations by Moshe Machover Publisher Comments In this introduction to set theory and logic, the author discusses first order logic, and gives a rigorous axiomatic presentation of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory. He includes many methodological remarks and explanations, and demonstrates how the basic... (read more) List Price $56.75 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Logic and Its Applications by Andreas Blaß Publisher Comments Two conferences, Logic and Its Applications in Algebra and Geometry and Combinatorial Set Theory, Excellent Classes, and Schanuel Conjecture, were held at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). These events brought together model theorists and set... (read more) List Price $87.00 Your price: $77.21 Google eBooks - Electronic
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On Godel (Wadsworth Philosophers Series) by Jaakko Hintikka Publisher Comments This brief text assists students in understanding Godel's philosophy and thinking so that they can more fully engage in useful, intelligent class dialogue and improve their understanding of course content. Part of the "Wadsworth Philosophers Series... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Elements of Mathematical Logic by Paul C Rosenbloom Publisher Comments An excellent introduction to mathematical logic, this book provides readers with a sound knowledge of the most important approaches to the subject, stressing the use of logical methods in attacking nontrivial problems. It covers the logic of classes, of... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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