Book suggestion on set theory/logic

Question

Can anyone recommend good books/tutorials on set theory/logic with simple explanations for a person with no math background (nothing beyond arithmetic and basic algebra back in school)?

Answer 1

Daniel Velleman's How to Prove It (2nd Edition).

It's basically written for exactly your purpose, and it's quite good.

http://amzn.com/0521675995

Answer 2

That's a difficult question to answer well without knowing more about why you're interested or what you hope to accomplish. Logic and set theory are both very broad areas, though they don't look like it from the outside. My suggestion would be something like Set Theory and Logic by Robert Stoll. This is available as a Dover reprint or a Kindle book, for about $15. He discusses sets first, and only goes on to logic after that. The book has examples and exercises. I like his approach because if you're interested in sets you don't want to get bogged down in logic, until it becomes necessary. The Amazon link is http://amzn.com/0486638294. -- That's what I'd suggest, but I'm sure there are others, maybe better.

Answer 3

If you like concise and densely written books, I can recommend Peter Johnstone's "Notes on Logic and Set Theory".