Course: Fundamentals of Set Theory

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Course title Fundamentals of Set Theory
Course code KMA/TM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Piskač Tomáš, prof. RNDr. DSc.
Course content
1. The axioms of the Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory. 2. Relations, mappings, orders. 3. Natural numbers, a construction of the real numbers. 4. Finite sets. 5. Well-orderings. 6. Ordinals. 7. Cardinality of sets. 8. Cardinals. 9. The axiom of choice.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 32 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
In view of the axiomatic treatment of set theory, the completion of An Introduction to Mathematical Logic (KMA/ML) may be an advantage for those taking up this course.
learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will acquire basic orientation in the subject and become capable of independent study of the literature.
teaching methods
Lecture
assessment methods
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Balcar, Bohuslav; Štěpánek, Petr. Teorie množin. 2., opr. a rozš. vyd. Praha : Academia, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0470-X.
  • Fuchs, Eduard. Teorie množin pro učitele. Vyd. 1. Brno : Přírodovědecká fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 1999. ISBN 80-210-2201-9.
  • Vopěnka P., Blažek J., Kussová B. Úvod do axiomatické teorie množin. UK SPN Praha, 1972.


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