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[ 404SLOCMALV23 ] VL Mathematical Logic

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
3 ECTS M - Master's programme Mathematics Teimuraz Kutsia 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Master's programme Computational Mathematics 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Students will get acquainted with foundations and applications of propositional and first-order logic.
Skills Knowledge
  • Being able to formulate mathematical statements in logic (K2,K3)
  • Understanding relations between model-theoretic and proof-theoretic concepts (K4)
  • Proving properties of inference systems (K2,K4)
  • Using inference systems to formally prove logical statements (K3)
  • Understanding capabilities and limitations of formal systems (K4,K5)
Syntax and semantics of propositional and first-order logic; model existence theorem, compactness theorem, Löwenheim-Skolem theorem; various inference systems (e.g., sequent calculus, tableaux, resolution) and their properties (soundness, completeness); Gödel's incompleteness theorems.
Criteria for evaluation Amount of knowledge on the basic notions and basic proofs. Ability to use the main algorithms on simple examples.
Methods Presentation and discussion of the material in the classroom, accompanying lecture notes, exercises in the classroom and homeworks.
Language English
Changing subject? No
Earlier variants They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
404LFMTML1V20: VL Mathematical logic 1 (2020W-2023S)
On-site course
Maximum number of participants -
Assignment procedure Direct assignment