Set Theory and the Continuum Problem

by Raymond M. Smullyan and Melvin Fitting

Book Overview

A lucid, elegant, and complete survey of set theory, this volume is drawn from the authors' substantial teaching experience. The first of three parts focuses on axiomatic set theory. The second part explores the consistency of the continuum hypothesis, and the final section examines forcing and independence results. Part One's focus on axiomatic set theory features nine chapters that examine problems related to size comparisons between infinite sets,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486474844
• ISBN13: 9780486474847
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"