MATH 309: Mathematical Logic

2010 Trimester 1

MATH 309 CRN 7528, 24 Points (2010 1/3)
Coordinator: Prof Rob Goldblatt
Prerequisites: MATH 214 or 207 or COMP 202 or SWEN 202;
Restrictions: MATH 409
Lectures: Mon Tue Wed Fri 2-3 timetable
Tutorials: Mon 2-3 in CO228 (NOTE: the class will meet on the first day of the rimester, Monday 1st March)
Assignments: Weekly
Assessment: Either 100% final examination or 70% final examination, 20% test and 10% assignments
Textbook: Burris, Logic for Mathematics and Computer Science, Approximate cost: $90.
Prescription: An introduction to the semantics and proof theory of symbolic languages, explaining the role of logic in describing mathematical structures and formalising reasoning about them. Topics covered include sentential logic; first-order logic of quantifiers and predicates; the beginnings of model theory, including completeness and compactness theorems; and an introduction to the theory of computability, including Turing machines and Godel's Incompleteness Theorem for formal arithmetic. Co-taught with MATH 409.
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