MTH 1110 Logic and Set Theory Abrd Basic Mathematics Bist Yr1 Sem1

MTH 1110: Basic Mathematics
TOPIC 4
LOGIC & SET THEORY
James Isagara Kisoro BIST 1 CoCIS

Logic & Set Theory
Logic Theory
The purpose of logic is to distinguish correct forms of
argument from incorrect forms of argument
Logic is the foundation of mathematics. It provides

the basis for interpreting mathematical statements and
the tool by which one demonstrates the truth or
falsehood of such statements.
More broadly it provides a powerful tool for analyzing

the validity of reasoning about truth in general.

Logic & Set Theory
Set Theory
 Set Theory: A branch of mathematics or of symbolic
logic that deals with the nature and relations of sets
 A Set: In the simplest of terms, a set is a collection of

objects or symbols. In an intuitive conception, a set can
also be defined as a collection or assemblage of things,
real or conceptual
 Elements: These are objects or members that make up

a set

Logic & Set Theory
Set Theory – Key Definitions Continued..
 Set Cardinality: The number of distinct elements in the set
 Relations: In mathematics it is frequently useful to describe

or define some relationship between mathematical objects.
The most familiar relations are =, <, and >, but many more
exist. In particular functions are a special case of relations.
The language of relations and functions has proved a
powerful tool in stating mathematical results clearly and then
proving them.

Logic & Set Theory
Set Formation

Logic & Set Theory
Set Formation

Logic & Set Theory
Set Formation

Logic & Set Theory
Some Important Sets

Logic & Set Theory
Set Cardinality

Logic & Set Theory
Set Cardinality Continued..

Logic & Set Theory
Set Equality

Logic & Set Theory
Venn Diagrams and Sets

Logic & Set Theory
Venn Diagrams

Logic & Set Theory
Complement of a set

Logic & Set Theory
Subsets

Logic & Set Theory
Subsets

Logic & Set Theory
Set Equality and Proper Subset

Logic & Set Theory
Is or is Not a Subset
Note
 Any set is a subset of itself
 Any set is a subset of the universal
set
 The empty set is a subset of every
set including itself

Logic & Set Theory
Cardinality of the Power Set

Logic & Set Theory
Set Operations

Logic & Set Theory
Set Operations Expounded..

Logic & Set Theory
Set Intersection Continued..

Logic & Set Theory
Set Union

Logic & Set Theory
Set Union Continued..

Logic & Set Theory
Disjoint Set

Logic & Set Theory
Sample Questions

Logic & Set Theory
Sample Questions Continued..

Logic & Set Theory
Set Difference

Logic & Set Theory
Set Difference Continued..

Logic & Set Theory
Set Difference Example

Logic & Set Theory
De Morgan’s Law
A∩B∩C (A C)’  B

Logic & Set Theory
Inclusion / Exclusion Principle

Logic & Set Theory
Logic – Key Definitions
 Propositional logic: is the study of propositions (true or
false statements) and ways of combining them (logical
operators) to get new propositions.
 Boolean Logic: A form of logic in which all values are
reduced to either TRUE or FALSE
 Proofs: Mathematics is about objective truth that is not
merely true but also provable.

Logic & Set Theory
Logic Terms & Standards
 An interpretation assigns meanings to the symbols in the logic.
It is a “possible world” described by the logic.
 A statement in L is valid if it is true in all interpretations of L
 An interpretation that makes a statement A true is called a model

of A.
 A logic L is effective if the problem of determining whether a

statement A is provable in L, is partially decidable
 We assume all logics are sound and effective

Logic & Set Theory
Logic Terms & Standards
 A logic consists of a set of statements (syntax), an
assignment of meaning to the statements (semantics), and a
method of proving statements.
 A logic L is sound if all statements provable in L, are true
 A logic L is effective if the problem of determining whether a

statement A is provable in L, is partially decidable
 We assume all logics are sound and effective

Logic & Set Theory
Boolean Logic
 A Boolean function has:
 At least one Boolean variable,
 At least one Boolean operator, and
 At least one input from the set {0,1}.
 It produces an output that is also a member of

the set {0,1}.
 The Boolean logic/binary numbering system is
very handy in digital systems

Logic & Set Theory
Boolean Logic & Truth Tables

 A Boolean operator can be
completely described using a
truth table.
 The truth table for the Boolean
operators AND and OR are
shown at the right.
 The AND operator is also known
as a Boolean product. The OR
operator is the Boolean sum.

Logic & Set Theory
Boolean Logic & Truth Tables

 The truth table for the
Boolean NOT operator is
shown at the right.
 The NOT operation is most
often designated by an
overbar. It is sometimes
indicated by a prime mark
( ‘ ) or an “elbow” ().

Logic & Set Theory
Propositional Logic
 Logical constants: true, false
 Propositional symbols: P, Q, S, ... (atomic
sentences)
 Wrapping parentheses: ( … )
 Sentences are combined by connectives:
  ...and [conjunction]
  ...or [disjunction]
 ...implies [implication / conditional]
 ..is equivalent [biconditional]
  ...not [negation]
 Literal: atomic sentence or negated atomic sentence
Logic & Set Theory
Examples of Propositional Logic (PL) Sentences
 (P  Q)  R
 “If it is hot and humid, then it is raining”
 QP
 “If it is humid, then it is hot”
 Q
 “It is humid.”
 A better way:
 Ho = “It is hot”
 Hu = “It is humid”
 R = “It is raining”

Logic & Set Theory
Propositional Logic (PL)
 A simple language useful for showing key ideas and definitions
 User defines a set of propositional symbols, like P and Q.
 User defines the semantics of each propositional symbol:
 P means “It is hot”
 Q means “It is humid”
 R means “It is raining”
 A sentence (well formed formula) is defined as follows:

 A symbol (S) is a sentence
 If S is a sentence, then S is a sentence
 If S is a sentence, then (S) is a sentence
 If S and T are sentences, then (S  T), (S  T), (S  T), and (S ↔
T) are sentences
 A sentence results from a finite number of applications of the
above rules
Logic & Set Theory
Terms as used in Propositional Logic (PL)
 The meaning or semantics of a sentence determines
its interpretation.
 Given the truth values of all symbols in a sentence, it
can be “evaluated” to determine its truth value (True
or False).
 A model for a Knowledge Base (KB) is a “possible
world” (assignment of truth values to propositional
symbols) in which each sentence in the KB is True.

Logic & Set Theory
Terms of PL Continued..
 A valid sentence or tautology is a sentence that is
True under all interpretations, no matter what the
world is actually like or what the semantics is.
Example: “It’s raining or it’s not raining.”
 An inconsistent sentence or contradiction is a
sentence that is False under all interpretations. The
world is never like what it describes, as in “It’s
raining and it’s not raining.”
 P entails Q, written P |= Q, means that whenever P
is True, so is Q. In other words, all models of P are
also models of Q.

Logic & Set Theory
Truth Tables in Propositional Logic

Logic & Set Theory
Truth Tables in PL Continued..
 The five logical connectives:
Note: Why should we say False implies True (See line 2 of truth table at above)
This follows that: if P = FALSE, it doesn’t matter what Q is, Q will retain it’s status.
Going by our earlier Example: if P “is hot” but wrongly denoted as “is Cold”, Q “is humid”
would still hold true.
 A complex sentence:

Logic & Set Theory
Models of Complex Logic Sentences
(whatever is not P)
Logic & Set Theory
Inference Rules
 Logical inference is used to create new sentences
that logically follow from a given set of Knowledge
Base (KB) sentences.
 An inference rule is sound if every sentence X
produced by an inference rule operating on a KB
logically follows from the KB. (That is, the inference
rule does not create any contradictions)
 An inference rule is complete if it is able to produce
every expression that logically follows from (is
entailed by) the KB. (Note the analogy to complete
search algorithms.)

Logic & Set Theory
Inference Rules
 A proof is a sequence of sentences, where each sentence is either a
premise or a sentence derived from earlier sentences in the proof by one
of the rules of inference.
 The last sentence is the theorem (also called goal or query) that we want
to prove.
 The Modus Ponen rule: RULE PREMISE CONCLUSION

Modus Ponens A, A  B B
 Example for the “weather problem” given above.

 1 Hu Premise “It is humid”
 2 HuHo Premise “If it is humid, it is hot”
 3 Ho Modus Ponens(1,2) “It is hot”
 4 (HoHu)R Premise “If it’s hot & humid, it’s raining”
 5 HoHu And Introduction(1,3) “It is hot and humid”
 6R Modus Ponens(4,5) “It is raining”
Logic & Set Theory
Entailment & Derivation

 Entailment: KB |= Q
 Q is entailed by KB (a set of premises or assumptions)
if and only if there is no logically possible world in which
Q is false while all the premises in KB are true.
 Or, stated positively, Q is entailed by KB if and only if
the conclusion is true in every logically possible world
in which all the premises in KB are true.
 Derivation: KB |- Q
 We can derive Q from KB if there is a proof consisting
of a sequence of valid inference steps starting from the
premises in KB and resulting in Q

Logic & Set Theory
Important Properties for inference

 Soundness: If KB |- Q then KB |= Q
 If Q is derived from a set of sentences KB using a given
set of rules of inference, then Q is entailed by KB.
 Hence, inference produces only real entailments, or
any sentence that follows deductively from the
premises is valid.
 Completeness: If KB |= Q then KB |- Q
 If Q is entailed by a set of sentences KB, then Q can be
derived from KB using the rules of inference.
 Hence, inference produces all entailments, or all valid
sentences can be proved from the premises.

Logic & Set Theory
First-Order Logic
 First-order logic (FOL) models the world in terms of
 Objects, which are things with individual identities
 Properties of objects that distinguish them from other objects
 Relations that hold among sets of objects
 Functions, which are a subset of relations where there is only

one “value” for any given “input”
 Examples:
 Objects: Students, lectures, companies, cars ...
 Relations: Brother-of, bigger-than, outside, part-of, has-color,

occurs-after, owns, visits, precedes, ...
 Properties: blue, oval, even, large, ...
 Functions: father-of, best-friend, second-half, one-more-than ...

Logic & Set Theory
First-Order Logic (FOL) Examples

 Constant symbols, which represent individuals in the world
 Mary
 3
 Green
 Function symbols, which map individuals to individuals

 father-of(Mary) = John
 color-of(Sky) = Blue
 Predicate symbols, which map individuals to truth values

 greater(5,3)
 green(Grass)
 color(Grass, Green)

Logic & Set Theory
First-Order Logic (FOL) Allows Use of:

 Variable symbols
 E.g., x, y, z
 Connectives
 Same as in PL: not (), and (), or (), implies (), if and only
if (biconditional )
 Quantifiers
 Universal x or (Ax)
 It is usually denoted by the turned A (∀) logical operator symbol, which,
when used together with a predicate variable, is called a universal
quantifier ("∀x", "∀(x)"
 Existential x or (Ex)
 It is usually denoted by the turned E (∃) logical operator symbol, which,
when used together with a predicate variable, is called an existential
quantifier ("∃x" or "∃(x)")
Logic & Set Theory
First-Order Logic (FOL) Allows Use of:

 A term (denoting a real-world individual) is a constant symbol, a
variable symbol, or an n-place function of n terms.
 x and f(x1, ..., xn) are terms, where each xi is a term.
 A term with no variables is a ground term
 An atomic sentence (which has value true or false) is an n-place
predicate of n terms
 A complex sentence is formed from atomic sentences connected by
the logical connectives:
 P, PQ, PQ, PQ, PQ where P and Q are sentences
 A quantified sentence adds quantifiers  (Universal) and  (Existential)
 A well-formed formula (WFF) is a sentence containing no “free”
variables. That is, all variables are “bound” by universal or existential
quantifiers.
 (x)P(x,y) has x bound as a universally quantified variable, but y is
free.
Logic & Set Theory
Semantics of FOL
 Domain M: the set of all objects in the world (of interest)
 Interpretation I: includes
 Assign each constant to an object in M
 Define each function of n arguments as a mapping Mn  M
 Define each predicate of n arguments as a mapping Mn  {T, F}
 Therefore, every ground predicate with any instantiation will have a

truth value
 In general there is an infinite number of interpretations because |M|
is infinite
 Define logical connectives: ~, , v, ,  as in PL
 Define semantics of (x) and (x)
 (x) P(x) is true if P(x) is true under all interpretations
 (x) P(x) is true if P(x) is true under some interpretation
Logic & Set Theory
Semantics of FOL continued..

 Model: an interpretation of a set of sentences such that every
sentence is True
 A sentence is
 satisfiable if it is true under some interpretation
 valid if it is true under all possible interpretations
 inconsistent if there does not exist any interpretation under
which the sentence is true
 Logical consequence: S |= X if all models of S are also
models of X

Logic & Set Theory
Axioms, Definitions & Theorems.

Axioms are facts and rules that attempt to capture all of the
(important) facts and concepts about a domain; axioms can be used to
prove theorems
Mathematicians don’t want any unnecessary (dependent) axioms –
ones that can be derived from other axioms
Dependent axioms can make reasoning faster, however
Choosing a good set of axioms for a domain is a kind of design

problem
A definition of a predicate is of the form “p(X) ↔ …” and can be
decomposed into two parts
Necessary description: “p(x)  …”
Sufficient description “p(x)  …”
Some concepts don’t have complete definitions (e.g., person(x))

Logic & Set Theory
Axioms, Definitions & Theorems continued..

 Examples: define father(x, y) by parent(x, y) and male(x)
 parent(x, y) is a necessary (but not sufficient) description of
father(x, y)
 father(x, y)  parent(x, y)
 parent(x, y)  male(x)  age(x, 35) is a sufficient (but not

necessary) description of father(x, y):
 father(x, y)  parent(x, y)  male(x)  age(x, 35)
 parent(x, y)  male(x) is a necessary and sufficient
description of father(x, y)
 parent(x, y)  male(x) ↔ father(x, y)

Logic & Set Theory
More of Definitions of Axioms, Definitions & Theorems

S(x) is a P(x)
necessary (x) P(x)  S(x)
condition of S(x)
P(x)
S(x) is a S(x)
sufficient (x) P(x) S(x)
condition of P(x)
P(x)
S(x) is a P(x)
necessary and (x) P(x) <=> S(x)
sufficient S(x)
condition of P(x)
Logic & Set Theory
High-Order Logic (HOL)

 FOL only allows to quantify over variables, and
variables can only range over objects.
 HOL allows us to quantify over relations
 Example: (quantify over functions)
 “two functions are equal if they produce the same
value for all arguments”
 f g (f = g)  (x f(x) = g(x))
 Example: (quantify over predicates)

 r transitive( r )  (xyz) r(x,y)  r(y,z)  r(x,z))
 More expressive, but undecidable.

Logic & Set Theory
Expressing Uniqueness
 Sometimes we want to say that there is a single, unique object
that satisfies a certain condition
 “There exists a unique x such that king(x) is true”
 x king(x)  y (king(y)  x=y)
 x king(x)  y (king(y)  xy)
 ! x king(x)
 “Every country has exactly one ruler”

 c country(c)  ! r ruler(c,r) (Note: ! denotes the uniqueness)
 Iota operator: “ x P(x)” means “the unique x such that p(x) is
true”
 “The unique ruler of Freedonia is dead”
 dead( x ruler(freedonia,x))

Logic & Set Theory
Notational Differences
 Different symbols for and, or, not, implies, ...
         
p v (q  r)  p + (q * r)
etc
 Prolog
 cat(X) :- furry(X), meows (X), has(X, claws)
 Lispy notations
 (forall ?x (implies (and (furry ?x)
(meows ?x)
(has ?x claws))
(cat ?x)))

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MTH 1110: Basic Mathematics

LOGIC & SET THEORY

James Isagara Kisoro BIST 1 CoCIS

Logic is the foundation of mathematics. It provides

More broadly it provides a powerful tool for analyzing

James Isagara Kisoro BIST 1 CoCIS

 A Set: In the simplest of terms, a set is a collection of

 Elements: These are objects or members that make up

James Isagara Kisoro BIST 1 CoCIS

 Relations: In mathematics it is frequently useful to describe

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A∩B∩C (A C)’  B

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 A statement in L is valid if it is true in all interpretations of L

 An interpretation that makes a statement A true is called a model

 A logic L is effective if the problem of determining whether a

 We assume all logics are sound and effective

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 A logic L is sound if all statements provable in L, are true

 A logic L is effective if the problem of determining whether a

 We assume all logics are sound and effective

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 It produces an output that is also a member of

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Boolean Logic & Truth Tables

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Boolean Logic & Truth Tables

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 A sentence (well formed formula) is defined as follows:

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Models of Complex Logic Sentences