MAT 2362 Foundations of Mathematics

3 units
Mathematics
Faculty of Science
Review of propositional logic, informal set theory and proofs techniques. Paradoxes, introduction to axiomatic set theory and the encoding of mathematics. Ordinals, ordinal arithmetic. Axiom of choice, well-ordering principle and Zorn’s lemma. Cardinals and cardinality of sets, Cantor-Schröder-Bernstein theorem, Cantor's diagonal argument, continuum hypothesis. Introduction to recursive functions and recursive sets.

Components:

Discussion Group
Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite: MAT 1348 or MAT 1362 .

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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