Class Number: 1988
Description: Hours: Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (1A, 1B, 1C, 2)
Description: Topics include infinity, paradoxes, Goedel's incompleteness theorems, whether mathematics is discovered or invented, why mathematical knowledge requires proof, whether mathematics is objective truth or social convention, and the identification of types of mathematical objects.
| Days | Time | Date Range | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTH | 04:30 PM - 05:45 PM | 01/23/2016 - 05/27/2016 | Bell Tower 1424 | Jesse Elliott |
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 01/23/2016
End Date: 05/27/2016
Grading: Letter Grade
Class Availability
Information below is 24 hours old.Enrollment Total: 6
Available Seats: 14
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0
Textbook / Other Materials
Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9781139412209
Title: Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics
Author: Colyvan
Publish: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9780521533416
Title: Intro to the Philosophy of Mathematics
Author: Colyvan
Publish: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
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Enrollment Information
- Upper Division
- A3: Critical Thinking
- B4: Math - Quantitative Reason
- UDIGE: Interdisciplinary
Notes
- Cross-listed course