1.2 Calculation Rules and Normal Forms

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Which law allows for changing the order of variables connected by AND connectives?

Distributive law

Idempotent law

Absorption law

Commutative law (correct)

Which of the following is NOT one of the transformation laws in propositional logic?

Complement

Double negation

De Morgan's law

Triple disjunction (correct)

Which law states that A ∨ A is equivalent to A?

Associative law

Idempotent law (correct)

Commutative law

Absorption law

If you replace all ∨ with addition and ∧ with multiplication, which logical equivalence still holds?

Distributive law Signup and view all the answers

In the logical expression ¬A ∨ A ∧ ¬B ∨ A ∧ B, which rule can be applied to simplify the expression?

Absorption law Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of applying the Complement law to the expression A ∧ ¬A?

False Signup and view all the answers

Which connective signifies that at least one of the propositions must be true in propositional logic?

OR (∨) Signup and view all the answers

What does De Morgan's laws allow a user to transform between?

AND-connectives and OR-connectives Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a proposition in disjunctive normal form (DNF)?

It is a disjunction of conjunctions Signup and view all the answers

Which normal form requires that every literal appears only once in a conjunction?

Disjunctive Normal Form Signup and view all the answers

In conjunctive normal form (CNF), how is a proposition structured?

Conjunction of disjunctions Signup and view all the answers

What type of reasoning system does Hilbert calculus refer to?

A system based on axioms and transformation laws Signup and view all the answers

What can be inferred from a truth table about a proposition?

It provides a listing of all possible truth values Signup and view all the answers

What does idempotent law allow in propositional logic?

Removing duplicate literals in a proposition Signup and view all the answers

Which proposition is an example of a CNF?

(A ∨ B) ∧ (¬C ∨ D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a row in a truth table evaluating to true?

It allows for the construction of a disjunction of conjunctions Signup and view all the answers

What can be concluded if a formula contains both a variable and its negation?

The formula is simplified to false Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome when a formal system contains a contradiction?

the formal system becomes inconsistent Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of axioms in a formal system?

They are statements assumed to be true Signup and view all the answers

What does the symbol ⊢ represent in propositional logic?

A derivation from axioms Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Transformation Rules in Propositional Logic

Table 5 summarizes the most important laws for transforming formulas in propositional logic.
The laws include idempotent, commutative, associative, absorption, distributive, De Morgan's, complement, and double negation.
The laws allow for manipulating propositions using logical connectives (AND, OR, NOT).
Many of the laws have analogies to arithmetic, such as the commutative and associative laws.
De Morgan's laws have no equivalent in arithmetic but allow for manipulation of negation and logical connectives.

Normal Forms

Normal forms are standardized ways to represent propositions for easier manipulation and analysis.
Disjunctive Normal Form (DNF):
- A proposition in DNF is expressed as a disjunction (OR) of conjunctions (ANDs).
- Each conjunction may contain literals (propositional variables) in their positive or negated form.
Conjunctive Normal Form (CNF):
- A proposition in CNF is expressed as a conjunction (AND) of disjunctions (ORs).
- Each disjunction may contain literals in their positive or negated form.
Reduced Normal Forms:
- Require every literal to appear only once in each conjunction of a DNF or disjunction of a CNF.
- Duplicates of literals can be removed using the idempotent law.
- If a literal appears in positive and negated forms, it can be simplified by removing the respective conjunction or disjunction.

Constructing Normal Forms

Every proposition can be transformed into DNF or CNF using the transformation laws.
Truth tables can also be used to construct normal forms.
For DNF, identify rows where the proposition evaluates to true and construct a conjunction for each row, then combine them using disjunction.
For CNF, identify rows where the proposition evaluates to false and construct a disjunction for each row to ensure it's false, then combine them using conjunction.

Proofs and Formal Systems

Formal systems are structures used to infer or prove formulas (theorems) from axioms (initial assumptions) using rules of logical calculus.
Hilbert calculus is a logical calculus that uses axioms and transformation laws.
Truth tables can also be used as a calculus, proving a formula if it evaluates to true for all possible truth values of the involved propositional variables.
The symbol ⊢ indicates that a formula can be derived in a particular formal system.
𝜑1,...,𝜑𝑛 ⊢𝜑 denotes that 𝜑 can be proven from assumptions 𝜑1,..., 𝜑𝑛.

Consistency and Contradiction

If a formal system contains a contradiction, then any formula can be proven.
This highlights the importance of consistency in a formal system.
Any formal system containing propositional logic and at least one unprovable formula must be consistent.

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This quiz covers the essential transformation rules in propositional logic, including laws such as idempotent, commutative, and De Morgan's. Understanding these laws will facilitate the manipulation of propositions using logical connectives. Additionally, the quiz explores normal forms like Disjunctive Normal Form (DNF) and Conjunctive Normal Form (CNF).