Introduction to the Foundations of Mathematics

Introduction to the Foundations of MathematicsThis classic undergraduate text by an eminent educator acquaints students with the fundamental concepts and methods of mathematics. In addition to introducing many noteworthy historical figures from the eighteenth through the mid twentieth centuries, the book examines the axiomatic method, set theory, infinite sets, the linear continuum and the real number system, and groups. Additional topics include the Frege Russell thesis, intuitionism, formal

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