| 27 | Logic and Truth Tables |
To gain a true mastery of mathematics, you must become familiar with the laws that govern formal reasoning. Propositional logic is the simplest system. In this chapter, you’ll learn the basics of propositional logic, in which statements are always either “totally true” or “totally false.” You’ll also learn to use truth tables to evaluate complex statements.
SENTENCES
Propositional logic does not involve breaking sentences down into their internal parts. You don’t have to worry about how words are interconnected and how they affect one another within a sentence. A sentence, also called a proposition, is the smallest possible entity in propositional logic.
Sentences are represented by uppercase letters of the alphabet. ...
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