41. What's So Logical About Boolean Algebra? What s so logical about boolean algebra? George Boole believed in what he called the ‘process of analysis’, that is, the process http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bredshaw/boolean.htm

What's so logical about boolean algebra? George Boole believed in what he called the ‘process of analysis’, that is, the process by which combinations of interpretable symbols are obtained. It is the use of these symbols according to well-determined methods of combination that he believed presented ‘true calculus’. Today, all our computers employ Boole's logic system - using microchips that contain thousands of tiny electronic switches arranged into logical ‘gates’ that produce predictable and reliable conclusions. The basic logic gates comprise of AND OR and NOT . It is these gates, used in differing combinations, that allow the computer to execute its operations using binary language. Each gate assesses various information (consisting of high or low voltages) in accordance with predetermined rules, and produces a single high or low voltage logical conclusion. The voltage itself represents the binary yes-no, true-false, zero-one concept. AND gates will only yield a TRUE result (that is, a binary 1) if all input is TRUE. Therefore, the top two gates will produce a FALSE (binary 0) result.

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Boolean Algebra Boolean algebra is a system of algebra (named after the mathematician who studied it, George Boole) based on only two numbers, and 1, commonly thought of as ``false'' and ``true.'' Binary numbers and Boolean algebra are natural to use with modern digital computers, which deal with switches and electrical currents which are either on or off. (In fact, binary numbers and Boolean algebra aren't just natural to use with modern digital computers, they are the fundamental basis of modern digital computers.) There are four arithmetic operators in Boolean algebra: NOT, AND, OR, and EXCLUSIVE OR. NOT takes one operand (that is, applies to a single value) and negates it: NOT is 1, and NOT 1 is 0. AND takes two operands, and yields a true value if both of its operands are true: 1 AND 1 is 1, but AND 1 is 0, and AND is 0. OR takes two operands, and yields a true value if either of its operands (or both) are true: OR is 0, but OR 1 is 1, and 1 OR 1 is 1. EXCLUSIVE OR, or XOR, takes two operands, and yields a true value if one of its operands, but not both, is true: XOR is 0, XOR 1 is 1, and 1 XOR 1 is 0.

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Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Boolean algebra Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition (mathematics, logic) Boolean algebra - (After the logician George Boole 1. Commonly, and especially in computer science and digital electronics, this term is used to mean two-valued logic 2. This is in stark contrast with the definition used by pure mathematicians who in the 1960s introduced "Boolean-valued models" into logic precisely because a "Boolean-valued model" is an interpretation of a theory that allows more than two possible truth values! Strangely, a Boolean algebra (in the mathematical sense) is not strictly an algebra , but is in fact a lattice . A Boolean algebra is sometimes defined as a "complemented distributive lattice Boole's work which inspired the mathematical definition concerned algebras of set s, involving the operations of intersection, union and complement on sets. Such algebras obey the following identities where the operators ^, V, - and constants 1 and can be thought of either as set intersection, union, complement, universal, empty; or as two-valued logic AND, OR, NOT, TRUE, FALSE; or any other conforming system. a ^ b = b ^ a a V b = b V a (commutative laws) (a ^ b) ^ c = a ^ (b ^ c) (a V b) V c = a V (b V c) (associative laws) a ^ (b V c) = (a ^ b) V (a ^ c) a V (b ^ c) = (a V b) ^ (a V c) (distributive laws) a ^ a = a a V a = a (idempotence laws) a = a -(a ^ b) = (-a) V (-b) -(a V b) = (-a) ^ (-b) (de Morgan's laws) a ^ -a = a V -a = 1 a ^ 1 = a a V = a a ^ = a V 1 = 1 -1 = -0 = 1

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Boolean Algebra Introduction Basic Logic Gates Commutative Law Associate Law gate ... Go to Next Chapter or Previous Chapter or Home Page Introduction In working with logic relations in digital form, we need a set of rules for symbolic manipulation which will enable us to simplify complex expressions and solve for unknowns. Originally, Boolean algebra which was formulated by George Boole , an English mathematician (1815-1864) described propositions whose outcome would be either true or false . In computer work it is used in addition to describe circuits whose state can be either 1 (true) or (false) .Using the relations defined in the AND, OR and NOT operation, a number of postulates are stated in Table 2.1 [Ref.3] P1 : X = or X = 1 Table 2.1 Boolean Postulates Basic Boolean Theorems Table 2.2 provides the basic Boolean theorems. Each theorem is described by two parts that are duals of each other. Principle of duality 1. Interchanging the OR and AND operations of the expression. 2. Interchanging the and 1 elements of the expression.

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CS 01 CS 02 CS 03 CS 04 ... CS 17 Laws of Boolean Algebra Boolean Algebra The most obvious way to simplify Boolean expressions is to manipulate them in the same way as normal algebraic expressions are manipulated. With regards to logic relations in digital forms, a set of rules for symbolic manipulation is needed in order to solve for the unknowns. P1: X = or X = 1 Laws of Boolean Algebra the basic Boolean laws. Note that every law has two expressions, (a) and (b). This is known as duality. These are obtained by changing every AND(.) to OR(+), every OR(+) to AND(.) and all 1's to 0's and vice-versa.

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[ENGN2211 Home] Boolean Algebra Boolean algebra is the underlying mathematics of digital or logical circuits . In this section we look at digital circuits in terms of abstract Boolean algebra, and do not consider details of physical implementation (see Section Boolean Variables Boolean Functions Theorems of Boolean Algebra De Morgan's Laws in Terms of Gates ANU Engineering - ENGN2211

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50. Boolean Algebra Definition Meaning Information Explanation boolean algebra definition, meaning and explanation and more about boolean algebra. FreeDefinition - Online Glossary and Encyclopedia, boolean algebra. http://www.free-definition.com/Boolean-algebra.html

A B C D ... Contact Beta 0.71 powered by: akademie.de PHP PostgreSQL Google News about your search term Boolean algebra In mathematics and computer science Boolean algebras , or Boolean lattices , are algebraic structure s which "capture the essence" of the logic al operations AND OR and NOT as well as the set theoretic operations union intersection and complement They are named after George Boole , an Englishman, who first defined them as part of a system of logic in the mid 19th century . Specifically, Boolean algebra was an attempt to use algebraic techniques to deal with expressions in the propositional calculus . Today, Boolean algebras find many applications in electronic design. They were first applied to switching by Claude Shannon in the 20th century The operators of Boolean algebra may be represented in various ways. Often they are simply written as AND, OR and NOT. In describing circuits, NAND (NOT AND), NOR (NOT OR) and XOR (exclusive OR) may also be used. Mathematicians often use + for OR and . for AND (since in some ways those operations are analogous to addition and multiplication in other algebraic structure s) and represent NOT by a line drawn above the expression being negated.

51. [C++] Boolean Algebra - C / C++ Tutorials At DaniWeb TechTalk Computer Support C++ boolean algebra. Reply. Hence, a very important programming concept is that of boolean algebra. A boolean expression is a true or false statement. http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread1733.html

Home Programming Languages Scripting Languages Web Development ... C / C++ Tutorials [C++] Boolean Algebra User Name Remember Me? Password Not a member? Register for free! Welcome to DaniWeb TechTalk computer support! DaniWeb computer forums is where cool techies unite. Get tech support programming web development , or website promotion and seo support and be part of our growing community. Or just come and chat with other techies like yourself; both newbies and gurus are welcome. You may have to register before you can post. If you are a registered member but you have forgotten your username or password, click here [C++] Boolean Algebra Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes 11-16-2003, 11:07 AM cscgal Online vbmenu_register("postmenu_9514", true); Administrator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lawn Guylen, NY Posts: 2,731 True and False The backbone of computer science is logic. Most often, those with logical minds make the best programmers. Hence, a very important programming concept is that of boolean algebra. A boolean expression is a true or false statement. In the world of computers, a true statement is represented by 1 while a false statement is represented by 0. Low level computer programming (the logic inside a computer) is actually a series of zeros and ones.

52. Boolean Algebra boolean algebra. Leibniz initiated the search for a system of symbols with rules of their combination in his De Arte Combinatoria http://vmoc.museophile.com/algebra/section3_4.html

Next: Algebra and Computing Up: A Brief History of Algebra and Computing: An Eclectic Oxonian View Previous: Algebra and Analytical Engines Boolean Algebra Leibniz initiated the search for a system of symbols with rules of their combination in his De Arte Combinatoria of 1666, as well as developing the binary notation. In 1854, George Boole Professor of Mathematics at Cork from 1849 despite having no first degree, formalised a set of such rules in the seminal work entitled, perhaps optimistically, An Investigation of the Laws of Thought . Boole's aim was to identify the rules of reasoning in a rigorous framework and revolutionised formal logic after thousands of years of little progress. They transformed logic from a philosophical into a mathematical discipline. These rules have subsequently become known as Boolean algebra and the design of all modern binary digital computers has depended on the results of this work. These logical operations, normally implemented as electronic gates , are all that are required to perform more complicated operations such as arithmetic. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , a Mathematics Lecturer at Christ Church Oxford from 1855 to 1881, was influenced by the work of Boole. He had a general interest in algebra and also teaching. In May 1855 he noted in his diary:

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NebulaSearch Home NebulaSearch Encyclopedia Top Boolean algebra Main Index Automated_Alice/IV..................City_of_Schleswig Bofry..................Brigitte_Boisselier Boojum..................Border_Ranges_National_Park Boolean algebra NebulaSearch article for Boolean algebra Explain to me why the word "lattice" has to be mentioned in an article called "Boolean algebra" at all. For Chrissakes, Boole isn't even mentioned in the article! Sheesh! , who would have to go back to his books to set things right. Because that's what a Boolean algebra is - a kind of lattice. Which would be more important in a page on platypuses - to mention they were discovered by sir so-and-so, or to mention they are a type of monotreme? Not that we shouldn't have both, but we aren't normally that impatient. Well, Boole himself probably wouldn't understand the article about Boolean algebra in its present form. And it omits all sorts of totally essential information to understanding what Boolean algebra is. Have a look at [http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/01674.html this], and compare the article in its present form. I can have read Boole's formulation of Boolean algebra and understand it, without understanding our present BooleanAlgebra article. I think there's something wrong with that, particularly in an encyclopedia that attempts to explain concepts. This is, as always, MHO!

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Encyclopedia Entry for Boolean algebra Dictionary Definition of Boolean algebra In mathematics and computer science Boolean algebras , or Boolean lattices , are algebraic structures which "capture the essence" of the logical operations AND OR and NOT as well as the set theoretic operations union intersection and complement They are named after George Boole , an Englishman, who invented them as part of a system of logic in the mid 19th century . Specifically, Boolean algebra was an attempt to use algebraic techniques to deal with expressions in the propositional calculus Today, Boolean algebras find many applications in electronic design. They were first defined by George Boole in the middle of the 19th century and first applied to switching by Claude Shannon in the 20th century The operators of Boolean algebra may be represented in various ways. Often they are simply written as AND, OR and NOT. In describing circuits, NAND (NOT AND), NOR (NOT OR) and XOR (exclusive OR) may also be used. Mathematicians often use + for OR and . for AND (since in some ways those operations are analogous to addition and multiplication in other algebraic structures ) and represent NOT by a line drawn above the expression being negated.

56. Boolean Algebra boolean algebra. Sometimes the rules of boolean algebra can also be used to simplify considerably the logic of a complicated sequence of tests. http://rkb.home.cern.ch/rkb/AN16pp/node21.html

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Lecture #2: Review of Relevant Mathematics Boolean algebra Booleans as truth values true, false Lecture #2: Review of Relevant Mathematics Boolean algebra Booleans as truth values Operations on boolean values there are a number of useful unary and binary operations on booleans, including and or , and not (you should be familiar with the relevant definitions) Q: how many binary boolean operations are there? Lecture #2: Review of Relevant Mathematics Boolean algebra Booleans as truth values Operations on boolean values Abstract boolean algebra we can generalize the structure of the boolean truth values and associated operations by axiomatizing some of their salient properties (associative, commutative, distributive laws, etc.): the result is an abstract algebra called a boolean algebra Lecture #2: Review of Relevant Mathematics Boolean algebra Booleans as truth values Operations on boolean values Abstract boolean algebra Sets as a boolean algebra in particular, the subsets of some base set form a boolean algebra, where various operations on sets play the role of the boolean operations Q: which sets and operations correspond to the truth values and the operations of and or , and not?

60. Boolean Algebra -- From MathWorld boolean algebraboolean algebra. This makes the system of truth values into what is called a boolean algebra. We’ve actually proved a theorem. http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~eww6n/math/BooleanAlgebra.html

INDEX Algebra Applied Mathematics Calculus and Analysis Discrete Mathematics ... Alphabetical Index ABOUT THIS SITE About MathWorld About the Author DESTINATIONS What's New MathWorld Headline News Random Entry ... Live 3D Graphics CONTACT Email Comments Contribute! Sign the Guestbook MATHWORLD - IN PRINT Order book from Amazon Algebra Named Algebras Boolean Algebras Boolean Algebra A Boolean algebra is a mathematical structure that is similar to a Boolean ring , but that is defined using the meet and join operators instead of the usual addition and multiplication operators. Explicitly, a Boolean algebra is the partial order on subsets defined by inclusion (Skiena 1990, p. 207), i.e., the Boolean algebra b A ) of a set A is the set of subsets of A that can be obtained by means of a finite number of the set operations union OR intersection AND ), and complementation NOT ) (Comtet 1974, p. 185). A Boolean algebra also forms a lattice (Skiena 1990, p. 170), and each of the elements of b A ) is called a Boolean function . There are Boolean functions in a Boolean algebra of order n (Comtet 1974, p. 186).

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