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Boolean Algebra and Its Applications

By: J. ELDON WHITESITT

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This introduction to Boolean algebra explores the subject on a level accessible even to those with a modest background in mathematics. The first chapter presents the algebra of sets from an intuitive point of view, followed by a formal presentation in chapter two of Boolean algebra as an abstract algebraic system, with no reference to applications. Succeeding chapters offer concise accounts of applications to symbolic logic, focusing on topics of logic common to elementary mathematics and discussing concepts of valid argument and indirect proofs. Additional topics include the algebra of circuits - switching, relay, and computer - as well as the application of the algebra of sets to probability theory. Problems appear throughout the text, with answers to selected problems at the end of the book. Geared toward students of mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering, this text can be appreciated by anyone who understands college-level mathematics. It will prove particularly valuable to philosophy students and others wishing to study symbolic logic and its applications to computer science.

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Non-Fiction Mathematics Algebra

The Algebra of Sets	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Element and set	p. 1
The combination of sets	p. 3
Venn diagrams	p. 5
Fundamental laws	p. 7
Expanding, factoring, and simplifying	p. 9
Properties of set inclusion	p. 12
Conditional equations	p. 15
Solution of equations	p. 19
The number of elements in a set	p. 20
Boolean Algebra	p. 25
Introduction	p. 25
Preliminary definitions	p. 25
Definition and properties of a Boolean algebra	p. 27
Disjunctive normal form	p. 33
Conjunctive normal form	p. 38
Representation of a Boolean algebra	p. 41
Symbolic Logic and the Algebra of Propositions	p. 43
Introduction	p. 43
Propositions and definitions of symbols	p. 43
Truth tables	p. 47
Object logic and syntax logic	p. 52
Material implication	p. 52
Truth sets for propositions	p. 56
Quantifiers	p. 59
Valid arguments	p. 61
Indirect proofs	p. 66
Functionally complete sets of operations	p. 68
Special problems	p. 70
Switching Algebra	p. 75
Introduction	p. 75
Definition of the algebraic symbols	p. 75
Simplification of circuits	p. 79
Non-series-parallel circuits	p. 83
Design of circuits from given properties	p. 90
Design of n-terminal circuits	p. 94
Symmetric functions and their circuits	p. 99
Relay Circuits and Control Problems	p. 104
Introduction	p. 104
Basic relay control paths	p. 106
n-terminal circuits and the uses of transfer contacts	p. 110
Operate and hold paths	p. 116
Sequential circuits and sequence diagrams	p. 119
Design of sequential relay circuits from given conditions	p. 124
Special problems involving the design of relay circuits	p. 132
Circuits for Arithmetic Computation	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
The binary number system	p. 135
Logical circuit elements	p. 138
Addition of binary numbers	p. 142
Subtraction of binary numbers	p. 145
Accumulation	p. 147
Binary multiplication	p. 150
Introduction to Probability in Finite Sample Spaces	p. 153
Introduction	p. 153
Event, sample space, probability	p. 153
Conditional probability	p. 157
Some aids to counting	p. 160
Bernoulli trials, binomial distribution	p. 163
Answers to Selected Problems	p. 168
Index	p. 179
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