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Introduction to Computability Theory

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Introduction to Computability Theory
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Publisher: The University of Oslo
Number of pages: 95

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This text is essentially consisting of two parts, Classical Computability Theory and Generalized Computability Theory. We will assume that the reader is familiar with the standard vocabulary of logic and set theory, but no advanced background from logic is required.

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