CS 486: Applied Logic

Spring 1999

Course Administration


Instructors

Professor Robert L. Constable, 4147 Upson Hall, rc@cs.cornell.edu and

Dr. Christoph Kreitz, 4159 Upson Hall, kreitz@cs.cornell.edu

Teaching Assistants

Evan Moran, Rhodes Hall 486, evan@cs.cornell.edu
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30 pm, Rhodes Hall 486

James Cheney, 4121 Upson Hall, jcheney@cs.cornell.edu
Office Hour: Tuesday 1:45 - 2:45 pm, 4121 Upson Hall

Administrative Assistant

Joan Lockwood, 4147 Upson Hall, joan@cs.cornell.edu

Time and Location

Tuesday and Thursday, 10:10 - 11:25 a.m., 110 Hollister Hall

Prerequisites

CS 280 (hence 211); solid mathematics; preferably an algebra course (know about rings, polynomials); knowledge of functional programming (preferably Scheme, Lisp, or ML).


Work Load

10 homework assignments (± 2), possibly some using the Nuprl system; quizzes; Prelim; Final exam; small project, using computer system or library research.


Grading




Homework/quizzes 40% ± 5%must be your own words, acknowledging sources
Prelim 15% ± 2%Given April 1
Final 30% ± 5%Friday, May 14
Project 15% ± 3% possible joint work by prior arrangement


Textbooks and Course Material

First Order Logic, By R. Smullyan
Axiomatic Set Theory by P. Suppes


AnnouncementsSummaryHandoutsAssignments Spring 97
Web LinksLecture NotesSelected SolutionsReferencesNuprl

Joan Lockwood, Department of Computer Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Mail to: joan@cs.cornell.edu