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Discrete Math: Logic and Proofs

Propositional and predicate logic and core proof techniques from an intro discrete mathematics course.

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What is a proposition?
A declarative statement that is either true or false, but not both.
What is a truth value?
The property of being either true or false.
Define conjunction (AND) in logic.
The logical operation where p AND q is true only when both p and q are true.
Define disjunction (OR) in logic.
The logical operation where p OR q is true when at least one of p or q is true.
Define negation (NOT) in logic.
The logical operation where NOT p reverses the truth value of p.
What is a conditional statement?
A statement p IMPLIES q, which is false only when p is true and q is false.
What is a biconditional statement?
A statement p if and only if q (p IFF q), true when p and q have the same truth value.
What is the converse of p IMPLIES q?
The statement q IMPLIES p.
What is the inverse of p IMPLIES q?
The statement (NOT p) IMPLIES (NOT q).
What is the contrapositive of p IMPLIES q?
The statement (NOT q) IMPLIES (NOT p).
What is a tautology?
A proposition that is true under every possible interpretation or truth assignment.
What is a contradiction?
A proposition that is false under every possible interpretation or truth assignment.
What is a contingency?
A proposition that is true under some interpretations and false under others.
State De Morgan's Law for conjunction.
NOT (p AND q) is logically equivalent to (NOT p) OR (NOT q).
State De Morgan's Law for disjunction.
NOT (p OR q) is logically equivalent to (NOT p) AND (NOT q).

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