\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{2} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {2}The Language: Parsing, Display, Declarations}{4} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1}Tokens}{4} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.2}Syntax}{7} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {3}Set Theory and Defined Notions}{9} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.1}The Stratification Algorithm}{11} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {4}Proof Trees and The Logic of Propositions}{12} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1}Sequents}{12} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.2}Proof Trees}{14} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3}Sequent Rules in General}{16} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4}Specific Sequent Rules: Connectives}{16} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.5}Axiom}{17} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.6}Left rules}{17} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.7}Right rules}{17} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {5}Variables and Substitution}{18} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {6}More Sequent Rules}{19} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.1}Rules for Quantifiers}{19} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.1.1}Left Rules}{19} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.1.2}Right Rules}{20} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.1.3}Comments on Quantifier Rules}{20} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.2}Rules for Membership}{20} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.2.1}Left Rule}{20} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.2.2}Right Rule}{20} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.3}Rules for Equality}{21} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.3.1}Left Rule}{21} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.3.2}Right Rule}{21} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.3.3}Comments on Equality Rules}{21} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.4}Global Substitution, manual and automatic}{21} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {7}Proving and Using Theorems}{22} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {8}Cut and ``Theorem Cut''}{22} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {9}The Theorem List and Reading Saved Proofs}{23} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {10}Alternative Logics}{23} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {11}Future Developments}{24} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {12}Examples of Use of Marcel}{24} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {13}Command Reference}{36} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {13.1}Commands Listed Alphabetically}{36} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {13.2}Commands in Categories by Function}{44} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {13.2.1}Prover Settings}{44} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {13.2.2}Declaring Primitives and Syntax}{44} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {13.2.3}Axioms, Definitions, and Theorems}{46} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {13.2.4}Proof Manipulations}{47} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {13.2.5}Starting and Finishing Sequents}{48} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {13.2.6}Sequent Manipulations}{49} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {13.2.7}Lists and Displays}{51} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {13.2.8}History}{52} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {13.2.9}Loading and Saving}{53}