Hyperproof: For Macintosh (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes) [Paperback]

Jon Barwise (Author), John Etchemendy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 1994 | ISBN-10: 1881526119 | ISBN-13: 978-1881526117 | Edition: 1

Hyperproof is a system for learning the principles of analytical reasoning and proof construction, consisting of a text and a Macintosh software program. Unlike traditional treatments of first-order logic, Hyperproof combines graphical and sentential information, presenting a set of logical rules for integrating these different forms of information. This strategy allows students to focus on the information content of proofs, rather than the syntactic structure of sentences. Using Hyperproof the student learns to construct proofs of both consequence and nonconsequence using an intuitive proof system that extends the standard set of sentential rules to incorporate information represented graphically. Hyperproof is compatible with various natural-deduction-style proof systems, including the system used in the authors' Language of First-Order Logic.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Hyperproof is wonderful. With it you can construct and check proofs in an expanded version of the language of 'Tarski's World.' And there is more, much more, another whole dimension. Hyperproof lets you use pictorially-presented information and pictorially-oriented deduction techniques in combination with sentences and syntactic rules. It is an extraordinarily impressive programming achievement. The manual is well-written and contains a great many well-designed exercises. Hyperproof will make learning first-order logic enormously more fun." Carl Ginet, Cornell University

About the Author

Jon Barwise (1942-2000) was a mathematician, philosopher and logician. He taught at the Universities of Yale and Wisconsin before becoming the first director of the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University. From 1990 until his death he was professor of philosophy at Indiana University. John Etchemendy has been professor of philosophy at Stanford since 1983. In 2000 he became Provost of Stanford University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf; 1 edition (December 20, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881526119
• ISBN-13: 978-1881526117
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,120,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)