MATH 457: Introduction to Mathematical Logic
I am Stephen
G. Simpson, a Professor of Mathematics at Penn State University.
Note to students: I will be out of town the week of February 20
to 24. During that week there will be no class or office hours Monday
and Wednesday, but there will be a midterm exam Friday. Note the new
date for the midterm exam.
The Course:
MATH 457 is an undergraduate course in mathematical logic. The
subject is of interest to advanced undergraduate and beginning
graduate students in mathematics, computer science, philosophy,
linguistics, etc. MATH 457 covers propositional calculus, predicate
calculus, the tableau method, completeness, compactness, computable
functions, and undecidability. MATH 457 is suitable for all students
who have taken MATH 311 or 312 or equivalent, or CSE 260 or
equivalent, or PHIL 212 or equivalent.
I am teaching MATH 457 in Spring 2012. We are meeting
Monday-Wednesday-Friday 10:10-11:15 in 104 Osmond. There is no
textbook. I am providing lecture notes and other materials. There
will be approximately ten homework assignments. There will be two
in-class midterm exams, plus a final exam during Final Exam Week,
Monday April 30 - Friday May 4. Grades will be based on homework (150
points), midterm exams (100 points each), and the final exam (150
points, total 500 points).
Office Hours:
My office is 305 McAllister Building. My office hours this semester
are Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 PM and by appointment.
Lecture Notes:
- Mathematical Logic (Chapters 1, 2, and part of
4): PDF,
PS, DVI.
- Foundations of Mathematics (first half of Chapter
1): PDF, PS,
DVI.
- Some supplementary lecture notes on computability and
unsolvability (see especially Chapters 1 through
3): PDF, PS,
DVI.
- Theorems of Church and Trakhtenbrot: PDF,
PS, DVI.
- Slides for an introductory talk: PDF
Homework:
- Homework #1, due Wednesday January 18: PDF,
PS, DVI.
- Homework #2, due Wednesday February 1: PDF,
PS, DVI.
- Homework #3, due Monday February 13: PDF,
PS, DVI.
- Homework #4, due Friday March 16: redo any problems from Midterm
Exam #1 which were not done correctly.
- Homework #5, due Monday April 2: PDF,
PS, DVI.
- Homework #6, due Monday April 9: PDF,
PS, DVI.
Exams:
In-class midterm exams were given on Friday February 24 and Friday
April 13. The final exam has been scheduled for Monday, April 30 at
4:40 PM in 104 Osmond.
- Midterm Exam #1, Friday February 24: PDF,
PS, DVI.
- Midterm Exam #2, Friday April 13: PDF,
PS, DVI.
t20@psu.edu / 20 April 2012