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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
MATH0017-3  Mathematical Logic and Set Theory
Duration :  30h Th, 10h Pr, 20h Mon. WS
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in Mathematical Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st yearSecond semester8
Master in Mathematical Sciences, didactic approach, 1st yearSecond semester8
Master in Mathematical Sciences, professional focus in management, 1st yearSecond semester8
Master in Mathematical Sciences, professional focus in computer science, 1st yearSecond semester8
Master in Mathematical Sciences, specialized approach, 1st yearSecond semester8
Master in Mathematical SciencesSecond semester8
Holder(s) :  Georges Hansoul
Language :  French language
Course contents :  This course is an introduction to the study of formal systems. One begins with propositional logic, modal logic and first-order logic up to Gödel's completeness theorems. We continue with a presentation of set theory with classes in which Russell paradox does not appear. The developed topics are : well-founded sets and Von Neuman recursion theorem, ordinals and ordinal arithmetic, cardinals - with and without the axiom of choice.
Course objective :  They are twofold : first to develop technical tools to investigate foundations of mathematics but also to get an insight on mathematicians as human beings.
Prerequisites :  None.
Workshops :  The exercices lessons have a double objective : first illustrate the concepts and results of the theoretical part and second give a true intuition of mathematical logic.
Organization :  One semester course at the Institute of Mathematics.
Written notes :  There is a syllabus. Another interesting source book is : Basic Set Theory of Levy (Springer-Verlag).
Assessment :  In June two parts :

1) one written examination with exercices only,

2) one oral examination with theory and small exercices.
Contacts :  HANSOUL Georges,
Institute of Mathematics - B37, Office 059
Grande Traverse, 12 - 4000 Liege
(Sart Tilman)
Phone : 04/366.94.69 - Fax : 04/366.96.47
E-mail : G.Hansoul@ulg.ac.be
TEHEUX Bruno - Phone : 04/366.96.36
E-mail : B.Teheux@ulg.ac.be


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