Where can I find a site that is a nontechnical introduction to logic?

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Request for Question Clarification by majortom-ga on 18 Feb 2004 06:36 PST

Do you need to know about predicate logic, logical proofs, and so on,
or just about logic gates, as found in computers?

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Request for Question Clarification by mathtalk-ga on 18 Feb 2004 07:33 PST

Or perhaps you are seeking a classic "philosophical" treatment of logic?

-- mathtalk-ga

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Clarification of Question by camillalog-ga on 19 Feb 2004 12:38 PST

My question in reference to logic relating to computer science. What
are logic gates? How does logic relate to computers in a very basic
way?

Hello, camillalog-ga,

You can find a suitable nontechnical introduction to boolean logic here:

Howstuff Works "How Boolean Logic Works"
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/boolean.htm

And a follow-up article on logic gates and computing, best read after
the above article, here:

Howstuff Works "How Electronic Gates Work"
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-electronics.htm

Thank you for the opportunity to answer this question.

I don't think much can be said about logic in a computer program
without some basic fundamentals. I agree you do not need to know how
to manufacture gates, registers, D to A converters etc to write a
program.  Neil

Find the TV episode cartoon of "The Cat In The Hat" and listen to the
song "Calculatus Eliminatus".