Propositional Logic Functions
Exercise
Translate the following English sentences into our formal
language using conjunction (the dot), negation (the tilde), or disjunction
(the wedge). Use the suggested constants to stand for the atomic
propositions.
- Either Bob will mop or Tom will mop. (B = Bob will mop; T = Tom will
mop)
- It is not sunny today. (S = it is sunny today)
- It is not the case that Bob is a burglar. (B = Bob is a burglar)
- Harry is arriving either tonight or tomorrow night. (A = Harry is
arriving tonight; B = Harry is arriving tomorrow night)
- Gareth does not like his name. (G = Gareth likes his name)
- Either it will not rain on Monday or it will not rain on Tuesday. (M = It
will rain on Monday; T = It will rain on Tuesday)
- Tom does not like cheesecake. (T = Tom likes cheesecake)
- Bob would like to have both a large cat and a small dog as a pet. (C =
Bob would like to have a large cat as a pet; D = Bob would like to
have a small dog as a pet)
- Bob Saget is not actually very funny. (B = Bob Saget is very funny)
- Albert Einstein did not believe in God. (A = Albert Einstein believed
in God)