Introduction to Categories and Categorical Logic
by Samson Abramsky, Nikos Tzevelekos
Publisher: arXiv 2011
Number of pages: 101
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The aim of these notes is to provide a succinct, accessible introduction to some of the basic ideas of category theory and categorical logic. The main prerequisite is a basic familiarity with the elements of discrete mathematics: sets, relations and functions.
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