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

Status: Open
Class Number: 1638
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/22/2022 - 5/20/2022
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 23
Available Seats: 2
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Enrollment Information

• Upper Division
• Interdisciplinary Approaches Mission Pillar
• Synchronous online
• Upper Div - B Scientific Inq & Quantitative Reason
• Upper Div - C Arts and Humanities

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