MATH241 - Set Theory

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Academic Year 2002/2003

Set Theory
MATH 241 FA

Ordinal and cardinal numbers; cardinal arithmetic; theorems of Cantor and Schroeder-Bernstein; introduction to Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory; Axiom of Choice; some infinitary combinatorics.

MAJOR READINGS

TBA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Frequent homework, 1-2 one-hour examinations, and a final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students should already have taken MATH121 and MATH122.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM MATH Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Comfort,W. Wistar

Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM; Location: SCIE137

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 10 Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: 2 Jr. non-major: 2 SO: 4 FR: 2

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning

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Last Updated on MAR-18-2003