Set Theory
Mathematics · 3 hrs Lecture
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Description
This course introduces concepts of set theory essential to modern mathematics. Topics include axioms for sets, infinite sets, cardinality, ordinal and cardinal numbers, and ordered sets.
Requisite courses
One of MATH-2405, MATH-2501, MATH-3202, MATH-3401 or MATH-3402 [prerequisite(s)].
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