Need a Logic book recommendation.

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The forum discussion centers on recommendations for logic textbooks suitable for a graduate course that builds on undergraduate concepts. The suggested books are "Introduction to Logic" by Copi and Cohen, which provides foundational knowledge, and "Symbolic Logic" by Copi, which delves into more complex material relevant to graduate studies. The second book is noted for its unconventional notation and increased difficulty, potentially lacking coverage of model theory. These resources are aimed at bridging the gap between undergraduate and graduate-level logic studies.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of propositional and predicate logic
  • Familiarity with semantics and deductive systems
  • Basic knowledge of model theory
  • Awareness of completeness and compactness theorems
NEXT STEPS
  • Study "Introduction to Logic" by Copi and Cohen for foundational concepts
  • Read "Symbolic Logic" by Copi to prepare for advanced topics
  • Research model theory and its applications in logic
  • Explore completeness and compactness theorems in detail
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This discussion is beneficial for graduate students in logic, educators seeking textbook recommendations, and anyone transitioning from undergraduate to graduate-level logic studies.

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Hey so I am doing a grad course on logic and skipping the undergrad introductory course. My friends have said that I will be fine but I want to get a head start and read some of what I missed in the undergrad class. here is the description for it.

Elementary development of propositional and predicate logic, including semantics and deductive systems and with a discussion of completeness, incompleteness and the decision problem.

the grad class has this description

Sentential logic, first-order languages, models and formal deductions. Basic model theory including completeness and compactness theorems, other methods of constructing models, and applications such as non-standard analysis.

So I want a book that is introductory enough to cover the undergrad course and give me a good basis for the grad course. I have never done any logic studies so this is all brand new to me.

thanks,
RK
 
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I'd suggest you get a set of two books:

Introduction to Logic (Copi, Cohen)
Symbolic Logic (Copi)

They should provide a sufficiently good introduction, and the second a nice way to deal with a lot of the material in the grad course. Note, though, that the second book uses slightly unconventional notation, and is significantly more difficult than the first. I don't remember whether or not it covers model theory, either.

(I'm also not sure for which type of course you're asking this, so take this as a general recommendation, for what it's worth.)
 

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