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280. Mathematical Logic 1.
Credit Hours:
3
Course Level:
200
Prerequisites:
PHIL 260 or consent.
Catalog Description:
The axiomatic method, naive, and axiomatic set theory, Russell’s Paradox, infinity and unaccountability, the “reduction” of mathematics to set theory, introduction to the consistency and completeness of logic, and Gödel’s proof of the incompleteness of arithmetic. (Equiv. to PHIL 360.) (Not offered on a regular basis.)
283. Introduction to the Concepts of Mathematics.
Credit Hours:
3
Course Level:
200
Prerequisites:
MATH 156 or consent.
Catalog Description:
Elementary logic, basic theory, relations and functions, equivalence relations and decomposition of sets, order relations, cardinality. Emphasis on learning to prove theorems.
293. A-Z Special Topics.
Credit Hours:
variable hours
Course Level:
200
Prerequisites:
Consent.
Catalog Description:
Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
341. Introduction to Algebraic Structures.
Credit Hours:
3
Course Level:
300
Prerequisites:
MATH 283 or consent.
Catalog Description:
A study of groups, rings, and fields together with their substructures, quotients and products, morphisms; the fundamental homomorphism theorems.
343. Introduction to Linear Algebra.
Credit Hours:
3
Course Level:
300
Prerequisites:
MATH 156.
Catalog Description:
Introduction to vector spaces as an algebraic system. Emphasis on axiomatic development and linear transformation. Examples from geometry and calculus.
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