Table of Contents

Proofs.-Predictive Logic.-Models.-Algorithms.-Computable Functions.-Computation as a Sequence of Small Steps.-Proofs and Algorithms.-Church's Theorem.-Automated Theorem Proving.-Decidable Theories.-Constructivity.-Epilogie.-Index.-Bibliography

About the Author

Gilles Dowek is a Professor at École Polytechnique. He is also a Researcher at the Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique and the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA). His research concerns the formalization of mathematics and the mechanization of reasoning. His main contribution is a reformulation of the axiomatic method which provides a central role to the notion of computation.

Reviews

From the reviews: "This work examines when the application of an algorithm can replace the construction of a proof. ... focuses on establishing that provability is undecidable in predicate logic (Church's theorem). The text generally consists of propositions followed by proofs, with commentary, examples, and exercises interspersed. ... The book would be of interest to those with adequate background. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above." (J. R. Burke, Choice, Vol. 49 (1), September, 2011)