What is a good introductory book on logic and set theory? I have a copy of Shoenfield's mathematical logic but I find it a bit too harsh for a complete beginner
Do you have any suggestion for an introductory book to logic and set theory? I have a copy of Shoenfield's mathematical logic but it's a bit harsh...
Has somebody give you some advice there?
My guess would be that you could find something on the main site. But you will have to be patient when searching, since probably you will find also many questions about the same topic which ask for a book on more advanced level.
Do you have any advice for a textbook or a book for high schools students which completely adresses basics of logic (proposition, implication, and, or, quantifiers) and set theory (intersection, inclusion,...)?
The book is for freshmen in a high school for science and maths gifted students so it...
Can anyone recommend good books/tutorials on set theory/logic with simple explanations for a person with no math background(nothing beyonds arithmetic and basic algebra back in school) ?
If you spend more time searching, you will probably find some other questions.
@Alessandro If you do not find anything suitable, you can always try to post a question on the main. Make sure to give some background and explain what you are looking for the book and why answers at other posts are not satisfactory for you.
Judging from this post it seems that several questions about book recommendations have been closed recently. So it is better to show that you put some effort into your question, if you do not want to get it closed.
@MartinSleziak I didn't receive any answer in the main chatroom, so I asked here
I have read a lot of these book recommendations questions, but I'm still confused, there are some recurring big names (Enderton, Kleene and so on) and a lot of less known books being suggested
You've mentioned Shoenfield. I agree, that it is not very good book for somebody who reads something about this for hte first time.
I don't think that beginner needs to know about model theory, Peano axioms and similar stuff.
Do you think Bloch's Proofs and Fundamentals (or some other book from Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) would be suitable for your needs?
You can check it out on Google Books. Springer also have at least Table of Contents and Preface freely available on their website (and also some sample pages).
I've read the table of contents and skimmed through the sample pages available on springer, it seems to be very well written, but I'm already familiar with a lot of the material covered in the book
So if you want something on higher level than that, many introductory textbooks in set theory might be suitable. (Devlin, Enderton, ...)
Basically I can't to give you much better advice than to decide for yourself. You know best what it is you're looking for and how advanced book you need.
But if you are familiar with everything from Bloch's book, I'd say you have sufficient background from set theory to be studying mathematics.
Enderton seems very good, I'll look more into it and see if it fits my needs! (I want to study some set theory on my own, because I find it extremely interesting)
After some discussion with Jasper Loy in the main room and a good deal of googling I think that both Enderton and Mendelson are great books, but considering their prices I'll try to stick with Shoenfield at least until I can afford one of those 2
@Alessandro In my profile you can see my website and there you can find my email. If you don't mind, contact me via e-mail. (I did not find your email in your profile, so I cannot be the first one to write.)
Can anyone recommend good books/tutorials on set theory/logic with simple explanations for a person with no math background(nothing beyonds arithmetic and basic algebra back in school) ?
