Grasple supports Logical Expressions as input. You can use these logical expressions to create Boolean Algebra exercises. In this article we will show you:
how to define logical expressions
equivalence of logical expressions and precedence
how to evaluate logical expressions into booleans
how to ask for elements in the truth table
Defining a logical expression and precedence
You can use the following operators via their latex symbols to construct logical expressions.
You can insert these symbols via the logical expression menu in the equation insert menu
Below you can see an example on how these can be used to ask for a logical expression as answer.
Equivalence of logical expressions
Two expressions are seen as equivalent when their truth tables are equal. For example you can see that the answer "p \land \not q \land" is also seen as equivalent to "p \land \not q".
Precedence
We use the most common precedence of operators as explained here. Below you can see a couple of examples how this precedence influences the interpretation of an logical expression:
"p \\land q \\lor r" will be interpreted as "Or(And(p, q), r))"
"p \\lor q \\land r" will be interpreted as "Or(p, And(q, r)))"
"p \\lor q \\implies r" will be interpreted as "Implies(Or(p, q), r)"
"p \\land q \\implies r" will be interpreted as "Implies(And(p, q), r)"
How to evaluate logical expressions into booleans
You can use substitution to evaluate logical expressions (as you would do with algebraic expressions). The result will be either a logical expression or an integer (1 or 0). See below a short example on how to use logical expressions and substitution
How to ask for values in a truth table
With the above setup you can create questions where you ask for values in a truth table. We advice to use T or F as answer in an open math question or use multiple choice answers.
See below a simple example based on the above parameters.
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