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Foundations & Logic — How Mathematical Truth Is Built - Leejohnston - 11-13-2025
Foundations & Logic — How Mathematical Truth Is Built
Logic is the starting point of all mathematics.
Before we can prove anything, we must understand the rules of valid reasoning.
Use this forum for topics such as:
• Logical reasoning & inference
• Set theory, relations, functions
• Proof techniques (direct, contradiction, induction)
• Axioms & number systems
• Formal structures
• Paradoxes and foundational questions
• Philosophy of mathematics
If your question begins with:
“Why is this true?” —
then this is the right place.