| Fall 2018 |
| Steve Awodey |
| TR 12 - 1:20 |
| Baker Hall A53 |
| 9-12 units |
An introduction to formal logic, with applications to computer science. Topics include inductively defined structures, the syntax and semantics of first-order logic, completeness, compactness, and the Loewenheim-Skolem theorems. Further topics may also include definability, nonstandard models of arithmetic, higher-order, intuitionistic, and modal logic.
Prerequisites: either 80-210, 80-211, 21-127, 15-251, or consent of the instructor.
| Lectures | TR 12-1:20, BH A53 |
|---|---|
| Recitations | Tuesdays at 6pm in Baker Hall 150 |
| Textbook | Logic and Structure, Dirk van Dalen, Springer 2013.
Available on-campus from this link. |
Credit | 9-12 units |
| Grading | 50% Homework, 25% Midterm, 25% Final |
| Homework | Weekly homework is posted here on Thursdays and due the following Thursday in class.
Homework should be turned in in-person, and will not be accepted by email. Late homework will be accepted only under exceptional circumstances. |
| Midterm |
Thursday, Oct 11, in class. Closed book, one two-sided sheet of notes permitted. |
| Final |
Thursday, December 6, in class. Closed book, one two-sided sheet of notes permitted. |
| Topics | Inductive definitions and proofs,
Syntax and semantics of propositional logic, Syntax and semantics of first-order logic, Elementary model theory, Higher-order, intuitionistic, and modal logic. |
| Homepage | http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/80-310-610/ |
| Online Discussion | piazza.com/cmu/fall2018/80310/home |
| Office | Office Hours | Phone | |||
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| Professor | Steve Awodey | BH 135F | F 11-12 | x8-8947 | awodey@cmu.edu |
| TA | Matthew Bowen | DH 4301 | T 3:30-4:30 | xxx | mbowen1@andrew.cmu.edu |
| TA | Zesen Qian | DH 4301C | M 3-4 | xxx | zesen.qian@gmail.com |
| TA | Andrew Warren | DH 4301D | F 3-4 | xxx | awarren1@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Admin. Asst. | Mary Grace Joseph | BH 161H | x8-9459 | mjoseph@andrew.cmu.edu |