{"product_id":"model-theory-hardback-9780521304429","title":"Model Theory (Hardback) 9780521304429","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eModel Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn up-to-date and integrated introduction to model theory, designed to be used for graduate courses (for students who are familiar with first-order logic), and as a reference for more experienced logicians and mathematicians.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilfrid Hodges (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521304429, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 March 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e788 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.3 x 4.8 cm, 1.189 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...an important contribution to the literature...one of the few (or perhaps the only) books in print that develop the essentials of model theory in the modern style...valuable for its novel treatment and exposition of some important topics...Throughout the book, Hodges's vast knowledge of logic impresses itself on the reader. There is a beautiful variety and mix of classical and more recent techniques and ideas, especially in applications. It is a pleasure to leaf through the book...\"   Anand Pillay, Jrl of Symbolic Logic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is an up-to-date and integrated introduction to model theory, designed to be used for graduate courses (for students who are familiar with first-order logic), and as a reference for more experienced logicians and mathematicians. Model theory is concerned with the notions of definition, interpretation and structure in a very general setting, and is applied to a wide variety of other areas such as set theory, geometry, algebra (in particular group theory), and computer science (e.g. logic programming and specification). Professor Hodges emphasises definability and methods of construction, and introduces the reader to advanced topics such as stability. He also provides the reader with much historical information and a full bibliography, enhancing the book's use as a reference.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Language and Structure: 1. Naming of parts\u003cbr\u003e 2. Classifying structures\u003cbr\u003e 3. Structures that look alike\u003cbr\u003e 4. Automorphisms\u003cbr\u003e 5. Interpretations\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Piecing Together a Structure: 6. The first order case\u003cbr\u003e 7. The countable case\u003cbr\u003e 8. The existential case\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Horn case\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Consequences of Compactness: 10. Saturation\u003cbr\u003e 11. Combinatorial\u003cbr\u003e 12. Expansions and categoricity\u003cbr\u003e Examples\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematical logic [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical logic\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20logic%20%5BPBCD%5D%22\"\u003ePBCD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004713947416,"sku":"9780521304429","price":165.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521304429i_b427dcf9-9ab2-40c0-9e57-35bf2e3d2d8b.jpg?v=1691374977","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/model-theory-hardback-9780521304429","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}