Symbolic Logic and Mechanical Theorem Proving

Download or read book Symbolic Logic and Mechanical Theorem Proving written by Chin-Liang Chang and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains an introduction to symbolic logic and a thorough discussion of mechanical theorem proving and its applications. The book consists of three major parts. Chapters 2 and 3 constitute an introduction to symbolic logic. Chapters 4-9 introduce several techniques in mechanical theorem proving, and Chapters 10 an 11 show how theorem proving can be applied to various areas such as question answering, problem solving, program analysis, and program synthesis.