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Exercises

1.
Is it true that

\begin{displaymath}\models \forall x (\phi \wedge \psi) \leftrightarrow \forall x \phi
\wedge \forall x \psi?\end{displaymath}

Prove that your answer is correct.
2.
Is it true that

\begin{displaymath}\models \exists x (\phi \wedge \psi) \leftrightarrow \exists x \phi
\wedge \exists x \psi?\end{displaymath}

Prove that your answer is correct.
3.
Is it true that

\begin{displaymath}\models \forall x (\phi \vee \psi) \leftrightarrow \phi
\vee \forall x \psi?\end{displaymath}

Prove that your answer is correct.
4.
Is it true that

\begin{displaymath}\models \exists x (\phi \wedge \psi) \leftrightarrow \phi
\wedge \exists x \psi?\end{displaymath}

Prove that your answer is correct.
5.
A set $\Phi$ is called independent iff there is no $\phi \in
\Phi$ such that $\Phi - \{\phi\} \models \phi$. Show that the axioms for equivalence relations,
(a)
$\forall x Rxx$
(b)
$\forall x \forall y (Rxy \rightarrow Ryx)$
(c)
$\forall x \forall y \forall z ((Rxy \wedge Ryz) \rightarrow Rxz),$
form an independent set.



Selmer Bringsjord
1999-04-19