Rules for Logic Reasoning

Author:              Zhiming Ou

                         Mattermatics Learning Center

Publisher:       3265 Public Way

ISBN: 978-0-9865263-5-0

Summary

It is extremely important for a person to learn how to think. This is the difference between an animal with wisdom and those without. From a given set of premises, one should be able to draw the reasonable conclusion. The depth of the conclusion drawn reflects the cleverness of a person. Some people see by eyes, some see by minds, the sage can see the past and future by reasoning.

This book walks through propositions to predicates mathematically. Upon finishing, you will be able to prove statements mathematically. With the help of AI, one can code the algorithms, so that, reasoning can be carried out by a machine. Will this may make human dummier?

Content

Chapter 1 Proposition Logic       2

  • 1.1 Concept 2
  • 1.2 Logic Operators and Truth Tables 5
  • 1.3 Propositional Equivalences 12
  • 1.4 Logical Proof 17

 

Chapter 2 Examples for Logical Reasoning       22

 

Chapter 3 Mathematical Games       34

  • 3.1 Games on Numbers 34
  • 3.2 Analyze the Chance and Scores 48
  • 3.3 Board Games 49

 

Chapter 4 First Order Predicate Logic        55

Quantifiers        56

Binding Variables            60

Negations             62

 

Chapter 5 Set Theory           65

  • 5.1 Set, Elements and Subsets 65
  • 5.2 Set Operations 68
  • 5.3 Ways to Construct Sets 72

 

Chapter 6 Mathematical Proof and machine proof      75

Note: this chapter is not complete yet.