15-317
Constructive Logic
Spring 2007

Main References

The main references for this course are two sets of notes by Frank Pfenning. The first half of the course is based on Constructive Logic, which we will cover in detail. The second half is based on Linear Logic, of which we will cover only selected chapters.

In addition to these readings, we will also provide some supplementary handouts and references, as summarized below.

Supplementary References

Author	Title
Martin-Löf	On the Meaning of the Logical Constants and the Justification of the Logical Laws
Martin-Löf	Truth of a Proposition, Evidence of a Judgement, Validity of a Proof
Harper	Constructive Negation
Harper	Law of the Excluded Middle
Harper	Proof Reduction and Normal Proofs
Harper	Algebraic Logic
Martin-Löf	Analytic and Synthetic Judgements in Type Theory
Harper	Substitution
Harper	Proof Equivalence
Harper	Hypothetical and General Judgements
Harper	Complete Induction
Harper, McLaughlin	Proof Search
Harper	Regular Expression Matching as Deduction
Harper	Classical Logic

Evan Danaher

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