I'd like to thank my logic teachers. Professor Vito
Sinisi introduced me to logic at Harper College, SUNY Binghamton. Tryg
Ager took me through metalogic and
a great deal of philosophy. Tryg also pioneered the use of computers
in logic instruction and he's still at it today. David
Klarner helped me appreciate the connections between mathematics and
logic. Nuel Belnap taught me how to teach logic
and how to use my first personal computer.
I would also like to acknowledge the following students,
who have made suggestions, corrections, and in other ways have contributed
to the improvement of this text: Lee Budner, Aylia Colwell, Alexa
Damis-Wulff, Sierra Dwyer, Kiran Dhillon, William Hollingsworth, William Krause, Malia Latin,
Alia Ledford, Jessie Mamey, Megan McFadden, Carrie Meggs, Emilie Still, Max Weidman,
Matthew Williams, ...
This
text is dedicated to the memory of logician Michael
R. Bennett, 1943-1979.