MATH 488 Honours Set Theory

3 credits · Mathematics and Statistics · Faculty of Science · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Axioms of set theory, ordinal and cardinal arithmetic, consequences of the axiom of choice, models of set theory, constructible sets and the continuum hypothesis, introduction to independence proofs.

Prerequisites

MATH 251 or MATH 255 or permission of instructor

Prerequisite courses: MATH 251, MATH 255

Restrictions

Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 590.

Courses that need MATH 488

MATH 591

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