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Stanley N. Burris

Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Professor
Department of Pure Mathematics
University of Waterloo
E-mail:snburris@math.uwaterloo.ca

Current Research Interest: Logic in the 19th century, especially that of George Boole

A picture from ca. 1980

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MY ANNOTATED VERSIONS OF BOOLE'S TRILOGY ON LOGIC

Boole's 1847 book "Mathematical Analysis of Logic". (Updated November 20, 2022)
Boole's 1848 paper "The Calculus of Logic". (May 23, 2024)
First 15 chapters from Boole's 1854 book "Laws of Thought". (November 20, 2022)
"A Primer on Boole's Algebra of Logic" my first talk in Cork (Aug 27, 2015)
"Justifying Boole's Algebra of Logic" my second talk in Cork (Aug 28, 2015)

Miscellaneous Notes on Boole
"An Algebra of Classes in the Algebra of Numbers"
"Filling in the missing details of Chap XV of LT"
"Hailperin justifies Boole's Algebra of Classes"
"The flaw with Boole's discussion of Symbolical Reasoning"
A Course in Universal Algebra An updated version from 2012 of our 1981 book.
Logic for Mathematics and Computer Science
Includes:Interactive Logic Programs, Lecture Notes, and Supplementary Text.
NOTE: This textbook is no longer being printed.
History of Mathematical Logic My notes and talks on the period from 1826 to 1940.
Some Lectures (Slide Presentations) (available online)
Number Theoretic Density and Logical Limit Laws
List of Publications and Preprints
Solve Linear Diophantine Equations
3-Element Groupoids
3-Element GUs (Groupoids with a Unary operation)