Set Theory
Durham
Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Mathematics&Statistics
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
15
CRN: 56759
CRN: 56759
Axiomatic set theory, including its history. Cantor's theory of infinite cardinal and ordinal numbers seemed laden with contradictions and paradoxes. A satisfactory treatment of these difficulties came with the axiomatic set theory of Zermelo and Fraenkel. This course develops the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms and examines cardinal and ordinal arithmetic in the context they provide. The course then investigates the consequences of various additional axioms extending Zermelo-Fraenkel, such as the Axiom of Choice, the Continuum Hypothesis, large cardinal axioms of determinacy. Offered in alternate years.
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 531
Cross listed with : MATH 883.01
Classes not allowed in section: Freshman, Sophomore
Instructors: David Feldman
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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1/23/2024 | 5/6/2024 | MW | 2:10pm - 4:00pm | PARS N114 |