Famous for the number-theoretic first-order statement known as Goodstein\'s theorem, author R.
Numerous examples appear at the end of each chapter, with full solutions at the end..
The final chapter, on lattices, examines Boolean Algebra in the setting of the theory of partial order.
Professor Goodstein proceeds to a detailed examination of three different axiomatizations, and an outline of a fourth system of axioms appears in the examples.
The text begins with an informal introduction to the Algebra of classes, exploring union, intersection, and complementation; the commutative, associative, and distributive laws; difference and symmetric difference; and Venn diagrams.
With this text, he offers an elementary treatment that employs Boolean Algebra as a simple medium for introducing important concepts of modern algebra.
Goodstein was also well known as a distinguished educator.
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Famous for the number-theoretic first-order statement known as Goodstein\'s theorem, author R
