Download or read book Logic, Induction and Sets written by Thomas Forster and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-21 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophical considerations, which are often ignored or treated casually, are given careful consideration in this introduction. Thomas Forster places the notion of inductively defined sets (recursive datatypes) at the center of his exposition resulting in an original analysis of well established topics. The presentation illustrates difficult points and includes many exercises. Little previous knowledge of logic is required and only a knowledge of standard undergraduate mathematics is assumed.