MATH 438 - Philosophy of Mathematics

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) 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.

Meeting Information

Info current as 12/21/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
W  3:00 PM  -  5:50 PM  Del Norte Hall 1530 1/20/2024 - 5/17/2024 Jesse Elliott

Status: Open
Class Number: 2028
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/20/2024 - 5/17/2024
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 12
Available Seats: 13
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • Includes any In Person Meeting
  • Interdisciplinary Approaches Mission Pillar
  • Upper Div - B Scientific Inq & Quantitative Reason
  • Upper Div - C Arts and Humanities

Notes

Cross-listed course