Book Overview
Logic concepts are more mainstream than you may realize. There's logic every place you look and in almost everything you do, from deciding which shirt to buy to asking your boss for a raise, and even to watching television, where themes of such shows as CSI and Numbers incorporate a variety of logistical studies. Logic For Dummies explains a vast array of logical concepts and processes in easy-to-understand language that make everything clear to you, whether you're a college student of a student of life. You'll find out about: Formal Logic Syllogisms Constructing proofs and refutations Propositional and predicate logic Modal and fuzzy logic Symbolic logic Deductive and inductive reasoning
Logic For Dummies tracks an introductory logic course at the college level. Concrete, real-world examples help you understand each concept you encounter, while fully worked out proofs and fun logic problems encourage you students to apply what you've learned.
Customer Reviews
Rated 5 starsEasy to understand logic!
This book makes it easy to understant logic. It is a very nice way to learn. Starts simple, but in a few chapters you will find yourself thinking in a different language! Very good book.
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Rated 4 starsGood for leisure reading
This is a nice book for newcomers to logic. It reads easily. Unfortunately there are a dozen or so mistakes that may make the first time logic student confused and frustrated.
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Rated 5 starsWell worth it.
This book is a great introduction to Logic for anyone who has ever been intimidated by Math or by those Logic books written without verbs and nouns. Explanations are in clear English. Anyone reading it should have a good handle on the subject matter when finished. For those interested in abstruse proofs, go get a Calculus book by Addison-Wesley.
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Rated 5 starsBest intro to logic out there
I have schlepped through the Hodges and Tarski books to teach myself basic symbolic logic, as well as the Schaum's guide for practice problems. Why, I ask myself. Probably because I dropped college logic because I found it too confusing and the professor an obtuse windbag. Because of this act of cowardice, I have tried to make amends by learning on my own in my spare time. I also found that I enjoyed it, but it was slow-going...
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Rated 4 starsLogically good
If a book is informative and well-written, then it is a good book. In the world of logic, if the antecedent ("if a book is informative and well-written") is true, then the consequent ("then it is a good book") must also be true. Furthermore, for an "and" statement to be true, both of its components (informative, well-written) must individually be true. So, is Logic for Dummies by Mark Zegarelli a good book? It is informative...
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