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CSCI 4420 - Computability and Logic


This course covers basic concepts and results in mathematical logic and computability theory, including decision procedures, automated theorem proving techniques for truth-functional and first-order logic, axiomatizations of set theory and arithmetic, Turing Machines, Abacus Machines, recursive functions, the Church-Turing Thesis, the halting problem, undecidability of first-order logic, undecidability of arithmetic, and Godel’s incompleteness results.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: PHIL 2140  or CSCI 2200 .

When Offered: Spring term odd-numbered years.

Cross Listed: MATH 4030  and PHIL 4420 . Students cannot obtain credit for this course and MATH 4030  or PHIL 4420 .

Credit Hours: 4



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