What Math Is This? (Logic of Mathematics)

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The discussion revolves around identifying the type of mathematics represented in a provided image, with a focus on symbolic logic and its components. Participants explore the relationship between symbolic logic, truth tables, and different forms of logic such as Sentence Logic and First Order Logic.

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  • Some participants propose that the mathematics in question is symbolic logic.
  • Others argue that truth tables are a fundamental tool in symbolic logic, but suggest that once basic symbolic logic is established, manipulation of symbols can occur without truth tables.
  • A participant provides a link to a list of logic symbols as a reference for understanding the symbols used.
  • One participant identifies the logic as Sentence Logic, emphasizing that the focus is on the truth values assigned to sentences rather than their internal structure.
  • Another participant expresses uncertainty, suggesting that the logic may be a mix of Sentence Logic and Symbolic/First Order Logic, noting the peculiar use of quantifiers in the image.
  • A later reply discusses the interpretation of quantifiers and their implications, providing an example to illustrate the relationship between universal and existential quantifiers.

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Participants express differing views on the classification of the mathematics in the image, with no consensus reached on whether it is purely symbolic logic, Sentence Logic, or a combination of different types of logic.

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There are indications of missing assumptions regarding the definitions of terms used, as well as unresolved interpretations of the quantifiers presented in the image.

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Can someone please tell me what math is this (see below pic)? For example: algebra, calculus, etc.
 

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Does the Truth Table is included in Symbolic Logic?
 
Truth tables are an important basic tool of logic. But once some basic symbolic logic has been established (often using truth tables), it is easier to manipulate the symbols without resorting to truth tables.
 
askor said:
Can someone please tell me what math is this (see below pic)?
Note that some of the statements in the picture are incorrect.
 
I'd say this is Sentence Logic, as the inner structure of sentences is not considered, but rather it only matters whether they're assigned one of the values T or F.
 
askor said:
Can someone please tell me what math is this (see below pic)? For example: algebra, calculus, etc.
pbuk said:
Note that some of the statements in the picture are incorrect.
Rhut-rho. @askor -- Please always post links to where you get images and quotes, etc. Where did you get this?
 
My bad. I think I was only partially right, given the quantifies. It seems like a mix of Sentence Logic and Symbolic/First Order Logic. My bad.
 
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WWGD said:
My bad. I think I was only partially right, given the quantifies. It seems like a mix of Sentence Logic and Symbolic/First Order Logic. My bad.
Their use of quantifiers is weird. In all but the first two lines, p and q are logic propositions, which might be true or false, but ∀p or ∃p, really doesn't make sense make by itself. I suppose the first line means that:
~(∀x : P(x) ) ≡ Ex: ~(P(x)) which means
It isn't true that P(x) is true for all x is equivalent to there exists an x for which P(x) is false.
P(x) is a proposition that depends on x, such as x is married. This means the same as: if not everyone is married, there must exist an unmarried person.
 
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