Chapter Overview
This chapter introduces students to the fundamentals of mathematical logic and reasoning. It explores statements, their truth values, logical connectives, and methods of proving statements. Understanding mathematical reasoning is essential for solving complex problems and constructing valid arguments across mathematics and computer science.
Important Keywords
- Statement: A declarative sentence that is either true or false but not both.
- Negation: The denial of a statement, usually formed by inserting 'not'.
- Compound Statement: A statement formed by combining two or more statements using logical connectives.
- Contrapositive: The negation and reversal of the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement.
- Logical Connectives: Words like 'and', 'or', 'not', 'if...then', used to form compound statements.
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