CECS 228 Group Exercise - Logic and Reasoning, Study Guides, Projects, Research of Discrete Structures and Graph Theory

Information about a group exercise for cecs 228 class, focused on logic and reasoning. Students are required to complete problems related to logical equivalences, quantifiers, and logical connectives. The exercise includes truth tables, problem-solving using logical equivalences, and translating system specifications into english.

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CECS 228 – Group Exercise on 9/7/04
Due Thursday, 9/9/04
Group members:Name_______________________________ Email: _______________________________
Name_______________________________ Email: _______________________________
Name_______________________________ Email: _______________________________
1. Problem 24 in Section 1.2 : Show that p ( q r) and q ( p r ) are logically equivalent by
a) Using a truth table
p | q | r |
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b) Applying known logical equivalences
2. Problem 10 in Section 1.3
Define C(x) x has a cat”,
D(x)
F(x)
where the universe of discourse for variable x consists of
Express each of the following statements in terms of C(x), D(x), F(x), quantifiers, and logical connectives.
a) A student in your class has a cat, a dog, and a ferret.
b) All students in your class have a cat, a dog, or a ferret.
c) Some student in your class has a cat and a ferret, but not a dog.
…/continue on the other side
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CECS 228 – Group Exercise on 9/7/

Due Thursday, 9/9/ Group members:Name_______________________________ Email: _______________________________ Name_______________________________ Email: _______________________________ Name_______________________________ Email: _______________________________

1. Problem 24 in Section 1.2 : Show that  p  ( qr ) and q  ( pr ) are logically equivalent by a) Using a truth table p | q | r |


| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | b) Applying known logical equivalences 

2. Problem 10 in Section 1. Define C ( x )  “ x has a cat”, D ( x )  F ( x )  where the universe of discourse for variable x consists of Express each of the following statements in terms of C ( x ), D ( x ), F ( x ), quantifiers, and logical connectives. a) A student in your class has a cat, a dog, and a ferret. b) All students in your class have a cat, a dog, or a ferret. c) Some student in your class has a cat and a ferret, but not a dog. …/continue on the other side

d) No student in your class has a cat, a dog, and a ferret. e) For each of the three animals, cats, dogs, and ferrets, there is a student in your class who has one of these animals as a pet.

3. Problem 36 in Section 1. Translate each of the following system specifications into English where the predicate S ( x , y ) is “ x is in state y ” and where the universe of discourse for x and y consists of all systems and all possible states, respectively. a)  x S ( x , open) b)  x ( S ( x , malfunctioning)  S ( x , diagnostic) ) c)  x S ( x , open)   x S ( x , diagnostic) d)  xS ( x , available) e)  xS ( x , working)