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This is open access book provides plenty of pleasant mathematical
surprises. There are many fascinating results that do not appear in
textbooks although they are accessible with a good knowledge of
secondary-school mathematics. This book presents a selection of
these topics including the mathematical formalization of origami,
construction with straightedge and compass (and other instruments),
the five- and six-color theorems, a taste of Ramsey theory and
little-known theorems proved by induction. Among the most
surprising theorems are the Mohr-Mascheroni theorem that a compass
alone can perform all the classical constructions with straightedge
and compass, and Steiner's theorem that a straightedge alone is
sufficient provided that a single circle is given. The highlight of
the book is a detailed presentation of Gauss's purely algebraic
proof that a regular heptadecagon (a regular polygon with seventeen
sides) can be constructed with straightedge and compass. Although
the mathematics used in the book is elementary (Euclidean and
analytic geometry, algebra, trigonometry), students in secondary
schools and colleges, teachers, and other interested readers will
relish the opportunity to confront the challenge of understanding
these surprising theorems. Supplementary material to the book can
be found at https://github.com/motib/suprises.
Mathematical Logic for Computer Science is a mathematics textbook
with theorems and proofs, but the choice of topics has been guided
by the needs of students of computer science. The method of
semantic tableaux provides an elegant way to teach logic that is
both theoretically sound and easy to understand. The uniform use of
tableaux-based techniques facilitates learning advanced logical
systems based on what the student has learned from elementary
systems. The logical systems presented are: propositional logic,
first-order logic, resolution and its application to logic
programming, Hoare logic for the verification of sequential
programs, and linear temporal logic for the verification of
concurrent programs. The third edition has been entirely rewritten
and includes new chapters on central topics of modern computer
science: SAT solvers and model checking.
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