Switching Algebra Theorems

a + 0 a a OR F a Identity laws
a . 1 a a AND T a
a + 1 1 a OR T T
a . 0 0 a AND F F
a + a' 1 a OR (NOT a) T Complement laws
a . a' 0 a AND (NOT a) F
a . (b + c) a . b + a . c a AND (b OR c) (a AND b) OR (a AND c) Distributive laws
a + b . c (a + b) . (a + c) a OR (b AND c) (a OR b) AND (a OR c)
a + b b + a a OR b b OR a Communicative laws
a . b b . a a AND b b AND a
a + b + c (a + b) + c a OR b OR c (a OR b) OR c Associative laws
a + (b + c) a OR (b OR c)
a . b . c a . (b . c) a AND b AND c a AND (b AND c)
(a . b) . c (a AND b) AND c
(a')' a NOT (NOT a) a Simplification rules
a + a a a OR a a
a . a a a AND a a
a + a . b a a OR (a AND b) a
a . (a + b) a a AND (a OR b) a
a + a' . b a + b a OR (NOT a) AND b a OR b
a . (a' + b) a . b a AND ((NOT a) OR b) a AND b
(a + b + c)' a' . b' . c' NOT (a OR b OR c) (NOT a) AND (NOT b) AND (NOT c) De Morgan's Theorem
(a . b . c)' a' + b' + c' NOT (a AND b AND c) (NOT a) OR (NOT b) OR (NOT c)

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AND ~ ., another is an upside down V (^) (similar to the upside down U shape used in set theory for an intersection).
OR ~ +, another is v (similar to the U shape used in set theory for a union).
NOT ~ ', another is ~.
T ~ 1
F ~ 0

Note Logic and Set theory are just two different ways of tackling the one problem.

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