
The Joy of Sets
Fundamentals of Contemporary Set Theory
Keith Devlin(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 6. October 2012
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Paperback/Softback
X, 194 pages
978-1-4612-6941-0 (ISBN)
Description
This text covers the parts of contemporary set theory relevant to other areas of pure mathematics. After a review of "naïve" set theory, it develops the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms of the theory before discussing the ordinal and cardinal numbers. It then delves into contemporary set theory, covering such topics as the Borel hierarchy and Lebesgue measure. A final chapter presents an alternative conception of set theory useful in computer science.
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Paperback
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Target group
Lower undergraduate
Edition type
Revised edition
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Paperback (trade)
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biography
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4612-6941-0 (9781461269410)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-0903-4
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Content
Preface; 1. Naïve Set Theory; 2. The Zermelo-Fraenkel Axioms; 3. Ordinal and Cardinal Numbers; 4. Topics in Pure Set Theory; 5. The Axiom of Constructibility; 6. Independence Proofs in Set Theory; 7. Non-Well-Founded Set Theory; Bibliography; Glossary of Symbols; Index