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Name: Propositional Logic: inference rules
ID: m10718
Language: English (en)
Summary: Using inference rules (formal proofs) for determining whether a propositional formula is true.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0

Authors: Ian Barland (ibarland@radford.edu), John Greiner (greiner@cs.rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Ian Barland (ibarland@radford.edu), John Greiner (greiner@cs.rice.edu)
Maintainers: Ian Barland (ibarland@radford.edu), John Greiner (greiner@cs.rice.edu)

Latest version: 2.35 (history)
First publication date: Jul 7, 2002 7:00 pm GMT-5
Last revision to module: Jan 7, 2009 12:33 pm US/Central

Module XML: m10718_2.35.cnxml

Version History

Version: 2.35 Jan 7, 2009 12:33 pm US/Central by John Greiner
Changes:
Improved MathML

Version: 2.34 Feb 7, 2008 5:54 pm US/Central by John Greiner
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Proper MathML.
Fixed missing blank spaces.

Version: 2.33 Jan 7, 2008 10:22 am US/Central by John Greiner
Changes:
Added more explanation to first formal inference rule use.  Made some proof justifications more consistent.

Version: 2.32 Mar 22, 2006 2:37 pm US/Central by John Greiner
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Minor corrections.

Version: 2.31 Jan 26, 2006 2:56 pm US/Central by John Greiner
Changes:
Fixed and-commutativity example.  Small wording and formatting changes.

Version: 2.30 Mar 10, 2005 3:32 pm US/Central by Ian Barland
Changes:
Updated roles, metadata.

Version: 2.29 Aug 11, 2004 11:01 am GMT-5 by Fuching Chi
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final pubish

Version: 2.28 Aug 3, 2004 11:16 am GMT-5 by Sarah Trowbridge
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new name

Version: 2.27 Aug 2, 2004 11:36 am GMT-5 by Sarah Trowbridge
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reorganization

Version: 2.26 May 28, 2004 1:47 pm GMT-5 by Ian Barland
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Added Bryan Cash as a maintainer.

Version: 2.25 May 14, 2004 2:05 pm GMT-5 by Ian Barland
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Sarah added as maintainer

Version: 2.24 Mar 15, 2004 3:56 pm US/Central by Ian Barland
Changes:
updated roles

Version: 2.23 Jan 27, 2004 4:07 pm US/Central by Ian Barland
Changes:
Updated example8: wffX,wffY reversed in conclusion.

Version: 2.22 Jan 26, 2004 4:48 pm US/Central by Ian Barland
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Big new update.

Version: 2.21 Feb 9, 2003 12:00 am US/Central by Ian Barland
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Fixed anchor, added pic.

Version: 2.20 Feb 3, 2003 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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Added maintainer

Version: 2.19 Jan 30, 2003 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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synced m:not with the regression!

Version: 2.18 Jan 30, 2003 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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mathml regression

Version: 2.17 Jan 24, 2003 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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oops include problem-solns

Version: 2.16 Jan 22, 2003 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
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Sample text

Version: 2.15 Oct 25, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Sample text

Version: 2.14 Oct 24, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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partIId-example.gif --> .png

Version: 2.13 Oct 17, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Sample text

Version: 2.12 Oct 10, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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added partIId-example.gif

Version: 2.11 Oct 10, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Version: 2.10 Sep 10, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Version: 2.9 Sep 10, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Version: 2.8 Jul 31, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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release 1

Version: 2.7 Jul 26, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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upgraded to cnxml 0.4 (source too)

Version: 2.6 Jul 25, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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fixed typos, fixed first example, added link to inference rules

Version: 2.5 Jul 22, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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*** empty log message ***

Version: 2.4 Jul 19, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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took out that extra "or" in step 3

Version: 2.3 Jul 18, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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made this match the current copy in the CVS repository

Version: 2.2 Jul 11, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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updated author / maintainers

Version: 2.1 Jul 8, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes:
played with spacing (which is still bad...)

Version: 2.0 Jul 8, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
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Added initial template for new module m10718

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