Natural Deduction Rules

A    B
------ [&I]
A & B
A & B
------ [&E1]
  A
A & B
------ [&E2]
  B
  A
------ [+I1]
A + B
  B
------ [+I2]
A + B
A + B  AC  BC
---------------------- [+E]
          C
A => B    B => A
-----------------[<=>I]
     A <=> B

A <=> B
----------[<=>E1]
A => B
A <=> B
----------[<=>E2]
B => A
AB
----------[=>I]
A => B
A   A =>B
---------[=>E]
  B
A |- F
--------[-I]
  -A
A    -A
-------[-E]
   B
 F
---- [Efq]
 A 
-- A
------- [Raa]
   A 

The conjunction is written &, the disjonction is written +
I = introduction, E = elimination,
=>E = modus ponens,
Efq = ex falso quodlibet, Raa = reductio ad absurdum

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