{"product_id":"first-order-logic-9780486683706","title":"First-Order Logic","description":"This self-contained study is both an introduction to quantification theory and an exposition of new results and techniques in \"\"analytic\"\" or \"\"cut free\"\" methods. The focus is on the tableau point of view. Includes 144 illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-807827\"\u003eRaymond M. Smullyan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10754206\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.42w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486683706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0486683702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MAT\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MAT018000\"\u003eLogic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaymond Smullyan received his PhD from Princeton University and taught at Dartmouth, Princeton, Indiana University, and New York's Lehman College. Best known for his mathematical and creative logic puzzles and games, he was also a concert pianist and a magician. He wrote over a dozen books of logic puzzles and texts on mathematical logic. \u003cb\u003eRaymond Smullyan: The Merry Prankster \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRaymond Smullyan (1919-2017), mathematician, logician, magician, creator of extraordinary puzzles, philosopher, pianist, and man of many parts. The first Dover book by Raymond Smullyan was \u003ci\u003eFirst-Order Logic\u003c\/i\u003e (1995). Recent years have brought a number of his magical books of logic and math puzzles: \u003ci\u003eThe Lady or the Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e (2009); \u003ci\u003eSatan, Cantor and Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e (2009); an original, never-before-published collection, \u003ci\u003eKing Arthur in Search of His Dog and Other Curious Puzzles\u003c\/i\u003e (2010); and \u003ci\u003eSet Theory and the Continuum Problem\u003c\/i\u003e (with Melvin Fitting, also reprinted by Dover in 2010). More will be coming in subsequent years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Author's Own Words: \u003cbr\u003e\"Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements: they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled 'wrong.'\" -- Raymond Smullyan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684941598957,"sku":"9780486683706","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e31e5f54-9e7a-4743-8500-d5c1de62d60f.jpg?v=1649761249","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/first-order-logic-9780486683706","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}