Intermediate Set Theory
Title | Intermediate Set Theory PDF eBook |
Author | F. R. Drake |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1996-09-11 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN |
The authors cover first order logic and the main topics of set theory in a clear mathematical style with sensible philosophical discussion. The emphasis is on presenting the use of set theory in various areas of mathematics, with particular attention paid to introducing axiomatic set theory, showing how the axioms are needed in mathematical practice and how they arise. Other areas introduced include the axiom of choice, filters and ideals. Exercises are provided which are suitable for both beginning students and degree-level students.
Notes on Set Theory
Title | Notes on Set Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Yiannis Moschovakis |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2013-04-17 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 1475741537 |
What this book is about. The theory of sets is a vibrant, exciting math ematical theory, with its own basic notions, fundamental results and deep open problems, and with significant applications to other mathematical theories. At the same time, axiomatic set theory is often viewed as a foun dation ofmathematics: it is alleged that all mathematical objects are sets, and their properties can be derived from the relatively few and elegant axioms about sets. Nothing so simple-minded can be quite true, but there is little doubt that in standard, current mathematical practice, "making a notion precise" is essentially synonymous with "defining it in set theory. " Set theory is the official language of mathematics, just as mathematics is the official language of science. Like most authors of elementary, introductory books about sets, I have tried to do justice to both aspects of the subject. From straight set theory, these Notes cover the basic facts about "ab stract sets," including the Axiom of Choice, transfinite recursion, and car dinal and ordinal numbers. Somewhat less common is the inclusion of a chapter on "pointsets" which focuses on results of interest to analysts and introduces the reader to the Continuum Problem, central to set theory from the very beginning.
Basic Set Theory
Title | Basic Set Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Azriel Levy |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2012-06-11 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 0486150739 |
Although this book deals with basic set theory (in general, it stops short of areas where model-theoretic methods are used) on a rather advanced level, it does it at an unhurried pace. This enables the author to pay close attention to interesting and important aspects of the topic that might otherwise be skipped over. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, the book is divided into two parts. The first covers pure set theory, including the basic notions, order and well-foundedness, cardinal numbers, the ordinals, and the axiom of choice and some of its consequences. The second part deals with applications and advanced topics, among them a review of point set topology, the real spaces, Boolean algebras, and infinite combinatorics and large cardinals. A helpful appendix deals with eliminability and conservation theorems, while numerous exercises supply additional information on the subject matter and help students test their grasp of the material. 1979 edition. 20 figures.
Introduction to Modern Set Theory
Title | Introduction to Modern Set Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Roitman |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1990-01-16 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 9780471635192 |
This is modern set theory from the ground up--from partial orderings and well-ordered sets to models, infinite cobinatorics and large cardinals. The approach is unique, providing rigorous treatment of basic set-theoretic methods, while integrating advanced material such as independence results, throughout. The presentation incorporates much interesting historical material and no background in mathematical logic is assumed. Treatment is self-contained, featuring theorem proofs supported by diagrams, examples and exercises. Includes applications of set theory to other branches of mathematics.
A Book of Set Theory
Title | A Book of Set Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Charles C Pinter |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2014-07-23 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 0486497089 |
"This accessible approach to set theory for upper-level undergraduates poses rigorous but simple arguments. Each definition is accompanied by commentary that motivates and explains new concepts. A historical introduction is followed by discussions of classes and sets, functions, natural and cardinal numbers, the arithmetic of ordinal numbers, and related topics. 1971 edition with new material by the author"--
Combinatorial Set Theory
Title | Combinatorial Set Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Lorenz J. Halbeisen |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 586 |
Release | 2017-12-20 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 3319602314 |
This book, now in a thoroughly revised second edition, provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to modern set theory. Following an overview of basic notions in combinatorics and first-order logic, the author outlines the main topics of classical set theory in the second part, including Ramsey theory and the axiom of choice. The revised edition contains new permutation models and recent results in set theory without the axiom of choice. The third part explains the sophisticated technique of forcing in great detail, now including a separate chapter on Suslin’s problem. The technique is used to show that certain statements are neither provable nor disprovable from the axioms of set theory. In the final part, some topics of classical set theory are revisited and further developed in light of forcing, with new chapters on Sacks Forcing and Shelah’s astonishing construction of a model with finitely many Ramsey ultrafilters. Written for graduate students in axiomatic set theory, Combinatorial Set Theory will appeal to all researchers interested in the foundations of mathematics. With extensive reference lists and historical remarks at the end of each chapter, this book is suitable for self-study.
Introduction to Set Theory
Title | Introduction to Set Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Karel Hrbacek |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN |