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What are the logical operators in propositional logic?
What are the logical operators in propositional logic?
negation, conjunction, disjunction, implication, and biconditional
What do truth tables indicate in propositional logic?
What do truth tables indicate in propositional logic?
the true/false value of a proposition for each possible set of truth values for the variables
Explain the concept of short-circuit evaluation in Java logical expressions.
Explain the concept of short-circuit evaluation in Java logical expressions.
evaluating the second operand of logical AND (&&) and logical OR (||) operators only if necessary
Logical XOR operator returns true if both operands are true.
Logical XOR operator returns true if both operands are true.
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What does a truth assignment do in logic?
What does a truth assignment do in logic?
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A compound proposition is satisfiable when there exists an assignment of truth values that render it ______.
A compound proposition is satisfiable when there exists an assignment of truth values that render it ______.
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Study Notes
Propositional Logic
- Propositional logic, also known as Boolean logic, deals with statements that can be true or false.
- Examples of propositions: "A football is spherical in shape", "3 + 9 = 24", "Miva is an open university".
Logical Operators
- Negation: NOT (¬)
- Conjunction: AND (∧)
- Disjunction: OR (∨)
- Implication: IF-THEN (→)
- Biconditional: IF-AND-ONLY-IF (⇔)
Truth Tables
- A truth table indicates the true/false value of a proposition for each possible set of truth values for the variables.
- Example: constructing a truth table for a compound proposition involving logical operators.
Java Logical Expressions
- Java logical expressions are used to control program flow and make decisions based on conditions.
- Java provides several operators for creating and evaluating logical expressions:
- Logical AND (&&)
- Logical OR (||)
- Logical NOT (!)
- Logical XOR (^)
- Short-circuit evaluation: Java evaluates the second operand only if necessary.
Truth Assignments
- A truth assignment assigns a true (T) or false (F) value to each propositional variable.
- Example: evaluating the truth value of a propositional formula in a given environment.
Equivalence
- Two propositional formulas are equivalent if and only if they yield the same truth value across all possible environments.
- Examples of equivalent formulas:
- Double Negation: P 𠪪P
- De Morgan's Laws: ¬(P∧Q) ≡ ¬P∨¬Q, ¬(P∨Q) ≡ ¬P∧¬Q
- Contrapositive: p → q ≡ ¬q → ¬p
- Idempotent Laws: P∨P ≡ P, P∧P ≡ P
- Material Implication: p → q ≡ ¬p ∨ q
- Absorption Laws: p ∨ (p ∧ q) ≡ p, p ∧ (p ∨ q) ≡ p
- Distributive Laws: p ∧ (q ∨ r) ≡ (p ∧ q) ∨ (p ∧ r), p ∨ (q ∧ r) ≡ (p ∨ q) ∧ (p ∨ r)
Example Problems
- Example 2: Show that ¬(p ∨ q) and ¬p ∧ ¬q are logically equivalent.
- Example 3: Show that p → q and ¬p ∨ q are logically equivalent.
- Example 4: Show that ¬(p ∨ (¬p ∧ q)) and ¬p ∧ ¬q are logically equivalent by developing a series of logical equivalences.
Propositional Satisfiability
- A compound proposition is satisfiable if there exists an assignment of truth values to its variables that renders it true.
- A compound proposition is unsatisfiable if it is false for all assignments of truth values to its variables.
- Example 5: Determine whether each of the compound propositions is satisfiable.
Summary
- Propositional logic deals with statements that can be true or false.
- Logical operators are used to construct compound propositions.
- Truth tables are used to determine the truth values of propositions for all possible combinations of truth values for the variables.
- Java logical expressions are used to control program flow and make decisions based on conditions.
- Equivalent formulas yield the same truth value across all possible environments.
- Satisfiable formulas have at least one assignment of truth values that render them true.
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Learn about propositional logic, logical operators, and constructing truth tables to determine truth values. Identify and differentiate between negation, conjunction, disjunction, implication, and biconditional.
